Scarlet wrasse
Appearance
Pseudolabrus miles | |
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Species: | P. miles
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Pseudolabrus miles (J. G. Schneider & J. R. Forster, 1801)
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Pseudolabrus miles, the scarlet wrasse, is a species of wrasse endemic to the waters around New Zealand. It is an inhabitant of reefs where it can be found at depths of from 4 to 40 metres (13 to 131 ft), though usually deeper than 10 metres (33 ft). Males of this species can reach a length of 27.2 centimetres (10.7 in) SL while females are slightly smaller at 26.9 centimetres (10.6 in).[2]
References
- ^ Russell, B. 2010. Pseudolabrus miles. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 16 November 2013.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pseudolabrus miles" in FishBase. October 2013 version.