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Cleaner wrasses
Labroides spp.

Common Name(s): Cleaner wrasses: bluestreak cleaner wrasse, common cleaner wrasse, Bicolor cleaner wrasse, Blackspot cleaner wrasse, Allen's wrasse, Redipped cleaner wrasse, Red Sea cleaner wrasse, and Hawaiian cleaner wrasse
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KEEP IT WILD
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Reef Fish Guide designation and why

Keep it wild
Not only are populations of this fish declining, but removing this fish from the reefs of the world may deprive wild populations of valuable parasite-cleaning services making this fish an unsustainable choice. All of the Labroides species are of limited numbers and closely defined distribution; it is thought that when they are removed, the whole reef population suffers with the loss of an essential mutual relationship. They have a low survivability in home aquariums, most dying within a few days to weeks due to a lack of nutritive interaction with host fishes.

Distribution
Indo Pacific, Hawaii

Maximum Size
3.9 - 4.9 inches (10 - 12 cm)

  
Unsuitable for captivityCollection methods are harmful for reefsPopulation is declining

 

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