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Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson, 1840)

Blue-throated wrasse
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Australia country information

Common names: Bluehead, Bluehead parrotfish, Bluenose
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Russell, B.C., 1988
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: New South Wales: Broken Bay, AMS I.1245; Ulladulla, AMS IB.7278; Batemans Bay, AMS I.15748-001; Eden, AMS IB.8202. Victoria: Western Port Bay, NMV R.10945; Hobson's Bay, NMV 60136; Port Philip Bay, NMV R.10952; Queenscliffe, NMV R.10947; Bell's Beach, AMS I.16980-005. Tasmania: Flinders I., AMS I.20092-002; Greens Beach, QVMT 1972.5.657; Tamar River, QVMT 1972.5.502; Hobart, BMNH 1855.9.19.914. South Australia: Murray River, SMNL 2333; Kangaroo I., AMS I.20175-001 (Ref. 26203).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses)
Etymology: Notolabrus: Greek, noton = back + Greek, labros = voracious (Ref. 45335);  tetricus: Specific epithet meaning grim, referring to the rather forbidding appearance of large terminal phase individuals..
  More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 50 m (Ref. 9563).   Temperate

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