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(Schneider & Forster, 1801)
The Scarlet wrasse is known only from New Zealand including the Snares Islands, Stewart Island, Clatham Islands, and the Three Kings Islands, reef-associated in a depth range 4 - 40 meters.
Pseudolabrus miles prays on small mobile crustaceans, preferably crabs,
The wrasse searches for food among encrusting organisms and algal holdfasts using the large forward-jutting canine teeth to rake its food from the substratum.
Source: FIshbase
Synonyms:
Julis miles (Schneider & Forster, 1801)
Labrichthys coccinea Forster, 1801
Labrichthys miles (Schneider & Forster, 1801)
Labrichthys roseipunctata Hutton, 1880
Labrus coccineus Forster, 1801
Labrus miles Schneider & Forster, 1801
Pseudolabrus cossyphoides Steindachner, 1900
Pseudolabrus roseipunctatus (Hutton, 1880)^
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Pseudolabrus (Genus) > Pseudolabrus miles (Species)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
The Scarlet wrasse is known only from New Zealand including the Snares Islands, Stewart Island, Clatham Islands, and the Three Kings Islands, reef-associated in a depth range 4 - 40 meters.
Pseudolabrus miles prays on small mobile crustaceans, preferably crabs,
The wrasse searches for food among encrusting organisms and algal holdfasts using the large forward-jutting canine teeth to rake its food from the substratum.
Source: FIshbase
Synonyms:
Julis miles (Schneider & Forster, 1801)
Labrichthys coccinea Forster, 1801
Labrichthys miles (Schneider & Forster, 1801)
Labrichthys roseipunctata Hutton, 1880
Labrus coccineus Forster, 1801
Labrus miles Schneider & Forster, 1801
Pseudolabrus cossyphoides Steindachner, 1900
Pseudolabrus roseipunctatus (Hutton, 1880)^
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Pseudolabrus (Genus) > Pseudolabrus miles (Species)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
