| Labridae (Wrasses), subfamily: Corinae |
| 25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range - 60 m |
| Southwest Pacific: Australia, including Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands and New Zealand, including Kermadec Islands. |
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| Feeds mainly on small benthic invertebrates like ophiuroids, chitons, amphipods, and small gastropods. Adults feed by rummaging on the bottom while juveniles and sub-adults are facultative cleaner symbionts and pick parasites from the bodies of other fish. They also feed on benthic organisms (Ref. 26966). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 April 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from Three Kings Is. In the north to East Cape, and to as far as Cook Strait. Reported to be common on the offshore islands of North Island; and the most abundant of the larger reef fishes in the Bay of Plenty. Museum: North I., Whangaroa, NMNZ 2638. Stephenson I., NMNZ 2237, 2492. Bay of Islands, NMNZ 2185. Poor Knights Is., BPBM 38581. Hen and Chickens I., NMNZ 2670. Plate I., NMNZ 3102. Great Barrier I., NMNZ 1842. Tiritiri I., BMNH 1886.11.18.61 (holotype of C. sandeyeri. Mayor I., NMNZ 2771. Bay of Plenty, NMNZ 2185 (Ref. 33411). Also Ref. 45524. |
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