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Labridae (Wrasses)
Etymology: Labropsis: Greek, labrax, -akos = a fish, Dicentrarchus labrax + Greek,opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335). More on author: Randall.
Ambiente / Clima / Range
Ecologia
; marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 27 m (Ref. 89972). Tropical, preferred ?
Eastern Central Pacific: Cook, Austral, Society and Tuamoto islands.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 28618)
Spine dorsali (totale): 8 - 10; Spine anali 2. Lips and a region around mouth abruptly pale, in contrast to dark colour of rest of head. First and second pairs of canine teeth anteriorly in jaws nearly equal in size. Juveniles and small females with 3 narrow dark stripes (bright blue in life). Dorsal fin dark. Males without a white area posteriorly in caudal fin (Ref 9823).
Feeds on coral polyps (Ref. 89972).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Randall, J.E., 1981. Revision of the labrid fish genus Labropsis with description of five new species. Micronesica 17(1-2):125-155. (Ref. 2137)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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