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Pseudolabrus miles (Schneider & Forster, 1801) Scarlet wrasse |
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photo by
Denny, C. |
| Family: | Labridae (Wrasses), subfamily: Pseudolabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 27.2 cm SL (male/unsexed); 26.9 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 4 - 40 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Pacific: known only from New Zealand including the Snares Islands, Stewart Island, Clatham Islands, and the Three Kings Islands. | |||
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| 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 (Ref. 26966). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 June 2008 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||