ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Abstract
Blue streak cleaner wrasse is one of the most important and popular species of ornamental fish widely distributed in the natural waters of tropical countries. It is commercially valuable both as ornamental fish and for controlling ectoparasites. These are small fishes of about 9- 14 cm size with blue to yellow colour dorsally, fading to white or yellow ventrally. There is a black stripe running from the eye to the caudal fin margin which widens posteriorly