Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse

Scientific Name: Labroides dimidiatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 11.5cm
Identification: White to yellowish head and forebody becomes bluish toward tail; stripe from snout becomes progressively wider toward tail.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs; establish cleaning stations, swim with jerky motion to attract clients.
Hide-out: Coral reefs in 2-40m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E.Africa to Ducie I. east of French Polynesia. S.Japan to Australia.

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