Notolabrus cinctus (Hutton, 1877)
Girdled wrasse
Notolabrus cinctus
photo by Duffy, C.

Family:  Labridae (Wrasses)
Max. size:  29.9 cm SL (male/unsexed); 26.1 cm SL (female)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 40 - 91 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: South Island, southeast of North Island as far as north of Gisborne of New Zealand, Chatham Islands, Stewart Island, and the Snares Islands; rare in Makara, near Wellington and Napier. Recorded in Three Kings Islands (Ref. 30464, 58932).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Feeds on mollusks and small crustaceans (Ref. 26203). Recorded at depth of 15 m (Ref. 58932).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 June 2008 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Ranges from the Three Kings Islands to Auckland Islands excluding northern North Island and Northwest South Island (Ref. 45524). Recorded from bottom trawls off the east coast of South Island (Ref. 58461). Museum: Betsy I., Boat Group, NMNZ 5663. Kundy I., NMNZ 1923. Solander I., NMNZ 1925. Tow Rock, AMS I.19673-001. Cape Saunders, AMS I.14755. Portobello, AMS I.14758. Makara, NMNZ 1169 (Ref. 26203). Also Ref. 5755, 30464, 45493, 58932.


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