Labroides phthirophagus
| Hawaiian cleaner wrasse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Labroides |
| Species: | L. phthirophagus |
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Labroides phthirophagus (J. E. Randall, 1959) |
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The Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) is a species of wrasse (genus Labroides) 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 symbiotic manner.
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