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Scarlet wrasse

Scarlet wrasse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pseudolabrus
Species:
P. miles
Binomial name
Pseudolabrus miles
Synonyms[2]
  • Labrus miles J. G. Schneider & J. R. Forster, 1801
  • Julis miles (J. G. Schneider & J. R. Forster, 1801)
  • Labrichthys miles (J. G. Schneider & J. R. Forster, 1801)
  • Labrus coccineus J. R. Forster, 1801 (ambiguous)
  • Labrichthys roseipunctata F. W. Hutton, 1880
  • Pseudolabrus roseipunctatus (F. W. Hutton, 1880)
  • Pseudolabrus cossyphoides Steindachner, 1900

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]

  1. ^ Russell, B. (2010). "Pseudolabrus miles". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187481A8547583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187481A8547583.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudolabrus miles". FishBase. August 2019 version.

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