Scarlet wrasse (Pseudolabrus miles)

Scientific name: Pseudolabrus miles Schneider & Forster, 1801

Scarlet wrasse (Pseudolabrus miles)

The Scarlet wrasse (Pseudolabrus miles) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, known only from New Zealand including the Snares Islands, Stewart Island, Clatham Islands, and the Three Kings Islands.

Biology

Feeds on small mobile animals, preferably crabs. Searches for food among encrusting organisms and algal holdfasts using the large forward-jutting canine teeth to rake its food from the substratum.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudolabrus miles
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
27.2
Depth range
4–40 m (13–131 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 40 m, usually 10 - 40 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: known only from New Zealand including the Snares Islands, Stewart Island, Clatham Islands, and the Three Kings Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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