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Girdled wrasse

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Girdled wrasse
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
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N. cinctus
Binomial name
Notolabrus cinctus
(F. W. Hutton, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Labrichthys cincta F. W. Hutton, 1877
  • Pseudolabrus cinctus (F. W. Hutton, 1877)

The girdled wrasse, Notolabrus cinctus, is a species of wrasse native to the waters around the South Island and southeastern North Island of New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands and Snares Islands, where it can be found at depths from 15 to 91 m (49 to 299 ft). The males of this species can reach 29.9 cm (11.8 in) in standard length, while the females only reach 29.1 cm (11.5 in).[2]

References

  1. ^ Russell, B. & Choat, J.H. 2010. Notolabrus cinctus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 12 November 2013.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Notolabrus cinctus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.