Blue-throated wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus)

Scientific name: Notolabrus tetricus Richardson, 1840

Blue-throated wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus)

The Blue-throated wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, restricted to southeastern Australia, from New South Wales to South Australia, including Tasmania.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notolabrus tetricus
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 50 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: restricted to southeastern Australia, from New South Wales to South Australia, including Tasmania.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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