Redband Wrasse, Pseudolabrus biserialis (Klunzinger 1880)

Other Names: Red-band Wrasse, Red-banded Wrasse

A pair of Redband Wrasse, Pseudolabrus biserialis, at Rottnest Island, Western Australia, June 2019. Source: John Turnbull / Flickr. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Summary:

A reddish wrasse with two broad white stripes along the lower side. Females have black spots along the back and dorsal fin, while males have a bright red anal fin, a yellow caudal fin, and the dorsal fin with a distinct black stripe and a yellow margin.

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Pseudolabrus biserialis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 15 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/271

Redband Wrasse, Pseudolabrus biserialis (Klunzinger 1880)

More Info

Distribution	Port Lincoln area and the Investigator Group, South Australia, to the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, in depths of 1-20 m. Commonly inhabits macroalgal beds on exposed coastal reefs in the southern parts of its range.
Feeding	Carnivore - probably feeds on benthic invertebrates such as small crustaceans.
Conservation	EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed IUCN Red List : Least Concern
Etymology	The specific name biserialis is from the Latin bi, meaning 'two', and series, meaning 'row', apparently in reference to the two rows of cheek scales that characterise this species.
Species Citation	Labrichthys biserialis Klunzinger 1880, Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 80(1): 402. Type locality: King George Sound, Western Australia.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2020
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Redband Wrasse, Pseudolabrus biserialis (Klunzinger 1880)

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Russell, B. & Pollard, D. 2010. Pseudolabrus biserialis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187542A8563316. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187542A8563316.en. Downloaded on 01 August 2019.