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Pseudolabrus luculentus (Richardson, 1848)

Orange wrasse
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New Zealand country information

Common names: Orange wrasse
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Russell, B.C., 1988
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from mainland New Zealand, the Kermadec Is. (Ref. 8879) and Norfolk Island (Ref. 45524). Very common at the offshore islands of northeastern New Zealand, less at coastal localities of the country. Museum: Poor Knights Is., NMNZ 6253, 6255 - 6257 (Ref. 26203). Also Ref. 75154.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Russell, B.C., 1988
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: Pseudolabrus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, labrax = a fish, Dicentrarchus labrax (Ref. 45335);  luculentus: Specific name meaning splendid, referring to the bright colors of the species..
  More on author: Richardson.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 50 m (Ref. 26203).   Temperate; 28°S - 35°S, 147°E - 177°W

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