Dorsal spines: 9; Dorsal rays: 10-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal rays: 9-10. A small wrasse, with moderately elongate, slender body and paddle-like truncate to rounded caudal fin. Mouth terminal, Colour: Maturity: Unknown. Max length: 15.0 cm TL. This species is not protected or subject to fishery regulations. It is not subject to the artisanal fishery. Specimen shown here photographed off northwest Mahé. ALA. Labroides bicolor Fowler & Bean, 1928. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/1d71cb24-c153-4ca8-b2e3-25fde9685457 (15/10/22).
English Name: Bicolour cleaner wrasse
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French Name: Nettoyeur à queue jaune
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)
Description:
lips thick, the lower strongly bi-lobed.
Females dark grey to blackish with a black lateral stripe anteriorly, whitish to yellowish posteriorly, with
curved submarginal band in hind part of caudal fin.
Males deep blue head, body black anteriorly, becoming yellow posteriorly. Caudal fin with a subterminal black cresecent.
Juveniles largely black with narrow bright yellow stripe on back which continues dorsally onto head.
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References:
Bray, D.J. (2020). Labroides bicolor in Fishes of Australia, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2296 (15/10/22).
Froese, R. & D. Pauly. Eds. (2022). FishBase. https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Labroides-bicolor.html (15/10/22).
Mason-Parker, C. et al. (2021). Labroides bicolor in Reef Fishes of Seychelles. John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd, UK.
Pollard, D. et al. (2010). Labroides bicolor. The IUCN Red List 2010: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187767A8625392.en. (15/10/22).
Smith, M. & Heemstra, P. (Eds). (1999). Smiths’ Sea Fishes Edition 6. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 10.1007/978-3-642-82858-4.
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Scientific Name: Labroides bicolor