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      Labridae INDO-PACIFIC Labroides dimidiatus 
    
    
      
        |   Utulei, American Samoa, 20 feet   |   Rainmaker, American Samoa, 40 feet |  
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 Vanua Levu, Fiji, 10 feet
 
 
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 Mo'orea, 30 feet
 
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 Huahine, 8 feet
 
 
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 Palau, 10 feet
 
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 Chibishi, Okinawa, 30 feet
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 Kuata, Fiji, 10 feet
 
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 Juvenile, Kuata, Fiji, 6 feet
 
 
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 Qamea, Fiji, 10 feet
 
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        |  |  |  BLUESTRIPE CLEANER WRASSE 
  
  
    
      | Common as pairs near large coral heads 
		or under ledges at any depth.  Cleans
        parasites from other fishes.  The mouth is terminal and the dorsal 
		fin starts above the pectoral fin base.  Mimicked by the
		False Cleanerfish, a 
		blenny.  Populations in French Polynesia may have an orange central 
		zone, or yellow posterior in Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa.  Attains 4.5 inches.  Red Sea
        to French Polynesia, excluding Hawai'i. |    |