Bluestreak cleaner wrasse
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit coral rich areas of inner lagoons and subtidal reef flats to seaward reefs . They feed on crustacean ectoparasites and mucus of other fishes . Monogamous . A protogynous hermaphrodite . Stays in stations where other fish come to be cleaned. Cleaning intensity is not related to client size or commonness . Cleaning stations are occupied by a pair of adults, a group of juveniles or a group of females accompanied by a dominant male where a female becomes a functional male if the dominant male disappears . Some adults solitary and territorial. An unfamiliar visitor is usually greeted by dance-like movements with the tail maneuvering the back part of the body up and down. Juveniles behave this way when divers approach closely . Minimum depth range of 1 meter in Ref. 27115.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Often with yellow back in deep water . Scales on lateral line: 50-52 (+2 past hypural) .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bluestreak cleaner wrasse is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Bluestreak cleaner wrasse is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Bi-directional sex change has been confirmed for this species . Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding . Pelagic spawners. Sex reversal is completed in 14-18 days . A monandric species . Length at sex change = 8.8 cm TL . Monogamous mating is observed as both facultative and social .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 0 - 100 m , usually 1 - 30 m . Tropical; 24°C - 28°C ; 32°N - 36°S, 24°E - 124°W East Africa (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
crustacean ectoparasites and mucus of other fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blue Streak · Blue diesel wrasse · Blue-streak cleaner wrasse · Bluestreak cleaner wrasse, Cleaner wrasse · Bluestreak cleanerfish · Bridled beauty · Cleaner-fish · Common Cleaner Wrasse · Common Cleanerfish · Gadfly Fish · Wrasse · bluestreak cleaner wrasse · cleaner fish · cleaner wrasse |
| 🌍AFR | Bloustreep-skoonmakertjie |
| 🌍CES | pyskoun rozpůlený |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Pudsefisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Gewöhnlicher Putzerlippfisch |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Puhdistaja |
| 🇫🇷French | Labre nettoyeur commun · Labre nettoyeur à rayure bleue · Nettoyeur à bande bleue · Poisson doctère · Poisson nettoyeur commun |
| 🌍HEB | נקאי אילתי |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Labride pulitore |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Hon-somewakebera · Honsomewakebera · ホンソメワケベラ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 청줄청소놀래기 |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Gewone Poetslipvis |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Wargatek Sanitarnik |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Bodião-limpador-comum |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Голубой губанчик |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Lábrido Limpiador Común |
| 🌍TAH | po'ou |
| 🌍TGL | Bunak · Mameng |
| 🌍THA | ปลาพยาบาล |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 半帶擬隆鯛 · 柳冷仔 · 漂漂 · 藍倍良 · 藍帶裂唇鯛 · 裂唇魚 · 裂唇鱼 · 魚醫生 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cossyphus dimidiatus | Valenciennes | 1839 | Synonym |
| Fissilabrus dimidiatus | Valenciennes | 1839 | Synonym |
| Labroides bicincta | Saville-Kent | 1893 | Synonym |
| Labroides caeruleolineatus | Fowler | 1945 | Synonym |
| Labroides dimidatus | Valenciennes | 1839 | Synonym |
| Labroides paradiseus | Bleeker | 1851 | Synonym |
| Labrus latovittatus | Rüppell | 1835 | Synonym |
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 53 records indexed .
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