Labridae

New Zealand banded wrasse

Notolabrus fucicola

Wrasse of New Zealand Waters

• Temperate
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Notolabrus fucicola, the banded parrotfish, blue wrasse, kelpie, New Zealand banded wrasse, purple parrotfish, saddled wrasse, Southern purple wrasse, Southern wrasse, winter bream or yellow-saddled wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Indian Ocean, off eastern Australia and all around New Zealand on rocky, weedy reef areas. Aging work in New Zealand suggested these wrasses can live at least 35 years.