Notolabrus fucicola (Richardson, 1840)
Yellow-saddled wrasse
Notolabrus fucicola
photo by Caiger, P.

 Family:  Labridae (Wrasses)
 Max. size:  38 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  reef-associated
 Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific: southern Australia, from South Australia to New South Wales, including Tasmania and throughout New Zealand.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Found on rocky reefs (Ref. 9563). Is a selective forager which prefers to feed on small, hard-shelled animals like crabs and gastropods (Ref. 26966).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 06.08.95
 Modified by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 24.11.98

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