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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Notolabrus
Maximum length: 38 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific: southern Australia, from South Australia to New South Wales, including Tasmania and throughout New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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