HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesBlackspot cleaner wrasse Blackspot cleaner wrasse (Labroides pectoralis) Scientific name: Labroides pectoralis Randall & Springer, 1975 The Blackspot cleaner wrasse (Labroides pectoralis) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. BiologyDorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11. Identified by the mostly yellow head and black spot below the pectoral fin base. Scales on lateral line: 28 (+2 past hypural).Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameLabroides pectoralisFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length11.0Depth range2–28 m (7–92 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 28 mClimateTropicalDistributionPacific Ocean: Cocos-Keeling Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Line and Pitcairn islands, north to the Bonin Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and the Great Barrier Reef.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceHigh, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More wrassesBicolor cleaner wrasseLabroides bicolorChristmas wrasseThalassoma trilobatumFivestripe wrasseThalassoma quinquevittatumSurge wrasseThalassoma purpureumYellow-brown wrasseThalassoma lutescensMoon wrasseThalassoma lunareSee all wrasses SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026