LABRIDAE Labroides bicolor (photo by Narongphon Sittithaweephat) Labroides bicolor (photo by Narongphon Sittithaweephat) Labroides bicolor Fowler and Bean, 1928 Bicolor CleanerWrasse D IX, 11; A III, 10; P1 13; LLp 26. Body slender. Dorsal profile of head convex; mouth terminal, small; lips thick, the lower strongly bilobed, the 2 half separated by a u-shaped notch; a single pair of canines anteriorly in jaws, a canine a corner of mouth, and several rows of small teeth on side of jaws. Small scales on cheek, opercle, and nape. Caudal fin slightly rounded. Color: black lateral stripe anteriorly, the body becoming yellowish white posteriorly; a submarginal black crescent in caudal fin. Males with a deep blue head, the body black anteriorly, yellow posteriorly; caudal fin green before black crescent and light blue behind. Juveniles black with a bright yellow stripe dorsally. Size: maximum length about 14 cm. Distribution: Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to Society Islands. Remarks: inhabits coral reefs, from lagoons and reef flats to seaward reefs at depths of 40 m. Feeds on crustacean ectoparasites and mucus of fishes.