Labroides phthirophagus

Yellowtail Coris Wrasse, Coris gaimard is being cleaned by Labroides phthirophagus.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Labroides
Species: Labroides phthirophagus

Name

Labroides phthirophagus Randall, 1958

Holotype: USNM 164466. [Paratypes: BMNH 1955.12.12.1 (1), SU 48445 (2), USNM 164467-69 (1, 1, 1)].

Type locality: 100 yards offshore from Waikiki branch of Hawaii Marine Laboratory, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, U.S.A., depth 7 feet.

References

• Randall, J.E. 1958: A review of the labrid fish genus Labroides, with descriptions of two new species and notes on ecology. Pacific Science, 12(4): 327–347, Pl. 1.
• Parenti, P. & J.E. Randall 2000: An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 68: 1–97.
• Labroides phthirophagus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse