Labroides phthirophagus Randall, 1958
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Hawaiian cleaner wrasse or golden cleaner wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus), is a species of wrasse (genus Labroides) found in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands. The fish is endemic to Hawaii. These cleaner fish inhabit coral reefs, setting up a territory referred to as a cleaning station. They obtain a diet of small crustacean parasites by removing them from other reef fish in a cleaning symbiosis.
Wikipedia contributors, Hawaiian cleaner wrasse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:58:54.863456+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Labroides phthirophagus Randall, 1958
- Name authority
- Randall, 1958
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Labroides
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyJulidinae Bonaparte, 1841
- genusLabroides Bleeker, 1851
- speciesLabroides phthirophagus Randall, 1958
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Labroides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| bluestreak cleaner wrasseLabroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Labroides pectoralis Randall & Springer, 1975 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bicolor cleaner wrasseLabroides bicolor Fowler & Bean, 1928 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cinnabar Cleaner WrasseLabroides flammulatus Tea, Baraf, Menkara, Ludt, Allen, Hobbs & Cowman, 2026 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Labroides rubrolabiatus Randall, 1958 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Randall, J. E. (1958). A review of the labrid fish genus Labroides, with descriptions of two new species and notes on ecology. Pacific Science, 12:327–347, figs. 1–6, pl. 1, tab. (x–1958). Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3RKVK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.