Reef fish

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse

Labroides dimidiatus
LC· Least concernCaution

A slender little wrasse with a black stripe along a pale blue body, the reef's dedicated cleaner. At fixed 'cleaning stations' it picks parasites and dead skin from far larger fish, which queue and hold still for service. It even enters the mouths of groupers and morays unharmed.

Size (typical)
0.08–0.12 mm
Depth range
IUCN status
LC
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Diver safety
Maintain distance · do not advance.
Verified sightings · last 12 months

Sighting history

Peak: Jan / Jun / Jul
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