Pseudolabrus luculentus

Labridae
Luculentus Wrasse, Luculent Wrasse, Orange Wrasse
  • Pseudolabrus luculentus, Female, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Pseudolabrus luculentus, Female, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Pseudolabrus luculentus, Male, Montague Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Pseudolabrus luculentus, Male, Montague Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Pseudolabrus luculentus, Juvenile, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Pseudolabrus luculentus, Juvenile, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Pseudolabrus luculentus, Lorde Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Pseudolabrus luculentus, Lorde Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Pseudolabrus luculentus, Lord Howe Island, NSW, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Pseudolabrus luculentus, Lord Howe Island, NSW, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Pseudolabrus luculentus, Lord Howe Island, NSW, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Pseudolabrus luculentus, Lord Howe Island, NSW, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Pseudolabrus luculentus, Lorde Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Pseudolabrus luculentus, Lorde Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Pseudolabrus luculentus, Male, Lord Howe Island, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Pseudolabrus luculentus, Male, Lord Howe Island, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Pseudolabrus luculentus, Female left. Poor Knights Is, New Zealand, Photo: Andrew Green
    Pseudolabrus luculentus, Female left. Poor Knights Is, New Zealand, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Male with red to brown body, and a series of black and white patches on back under rear of dorsal fin. Juveniles generally pink or green, thin white stripes on chin, oblique white streaks on scales on side, yellow anal fin and indistinct light and dark banding.
Information
  • Max Size: 17 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 15.3-25.3°C
  • Depth: 10-50m
  • Habitat: Rocky Reef
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 27.4
    Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Common (41% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Many (24 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
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