
Labroides bicolor
Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse
As recorded: Labroides bicolor Fowler & Bean, 1928
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, J.P. McVey, and W. HashimotoWilliam Hashimoto →J.P. McVey →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- November 12, 1968
- Locality
- Palmyra Atoll; SE of Sand Islet
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 12, 1968, J.E. Randall, J.P. McVey, and W. Hashimoto also collected 13 other specimens.
Labroides bicolor observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 721 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Recif Purembi, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Kaskazini 'A', TZ-ZN, TZ
(c) speedytiger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
Fiji
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Patae, French Polynesia, PF
(c) scubagirltexas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Labroides bicolor. BPBM 7728. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37319808. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7728.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37319808 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
