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Bicolor cleaner wrasse
Labroides bicolor
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bicolor cleaner wrasse
- Scientific
- Labroides bicolor
- Dhivehi
- Theyofulhi mas
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 15 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 40 m (usually 2 to 20 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A cleaner wrasse with a dark front half and a pale yellowish rear half, reaching about 15 cm. Adults roam over large areas cleaning parasites from other fish, while juveniles stay at fixed stations.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives theyofulhi mas, the same name as the bluestreak cleaner wrasse.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Labroides-bicolor.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5650&GenusName=Labroides&SpeciesName=
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Labroides_bicolor.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Theyofulhi mas' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.