Bicolor cleanerfish (species: Labroides bicolor) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Labroides bicolor
Bicolor cleanerfish


©Simon Gingins: Labroides bicolor at Yonge Reef near Lizard Island.

©Lyle Vail: Labroides bicolor at No Name Reef

©Anne Hoggett: A juvenile Labroides bicolor about 6 cm long under a ledge on the northern side of Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Labroides
Species Labroides bicolor

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Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 14 cm (Allen et al, 2003)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.

Other references

  • Cheney, K.L., A.S. Grutter, S.P. Blomberg and N.J. Marshall (2009). Blue and yellow signal cleaning behaviour in coral reef fishes, Current Biology, 19: 1283-1287. LIRS catalog number 1240.
  • Green, A.L. (1996). Spatial, temporal and ontogenetic patterns of habitat use by coral reef fishes (Family Labridae), Marine Ecology Progress Series, 133: 1-11. LIRS catalog number 457.
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