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Labridae (Wrasses) > Pseudolabrinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 6 m (Ref. 58018). Subtropical; 13°S - 35°S
Eastern Indian Ocean: restricted to southern Western Australia, from Rottnest Island northwards to Shark Bay.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 530)
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 25. Head with six blue bands with three slightly oblique, extending downward from lower part of preopercle onto inter opercle. The top of the head and back brownish; lower two-thirds of the head and body whitish. There is a brilliant blue mid ventral strap on throat. With five to six predorsal scales (rarely 4); two cheek scale rows behind eye, three below eye. A low, scaly sheath at the bases of dorsal and anal fins. Scales large.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Inhabits coral reef and rock reef (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Russell, B.C., 1985. Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus Suezichthys, with descriptions of four new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (2):21 p. (Ref. 530)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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