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Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) Napili Bay, Maui, Hawaii 2016 Hawaii,Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse,Hawaiian cleaner wrasse,Labroides phthirophagus,Maui,Napili Bay,reef species Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus)

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) Napili Bay, Maui, Hawaii 2016

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The Hawaiian cleaner wrasse is a species of wrasse found in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands. The fish is endemic to Hawaii. These cleaner fish inhabit coral reefs setting up a territory referred to as cleaning stations. They obtain a diet of small crustacean parasites by removing them from other reef fish in a cleaning symbiosis.

Similar species: Perch-like Fishes
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded May 5, 2018. Captured Mar 22, 2014 21:49.
  • ILCE-6000
  • f/14.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO800
  • 16mm