Pseudolabrus miles (Schneider & Forster, 1801)

Scarlet wrasse

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Labridae
Synonyms	Labrus miles, Julis miles, Labrichthys miles, ... more
Common names	... more

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AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

Main reference

Russell, B.C. 1988. (Ref. 26203)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 27.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26203); 26.9 cm SL (female)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine; depth range 4 - 40 m (Ref. 26203), usually 10 - 40 m (Ref. 26203)

Climate / Range

Temperate

Southwest Pacific: known only from New Zealand including the Snares Islands, Stewart Island, Clatham Islands, and the Three Kings Islands.
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Feeds on small mobile animals, preferably crabs. Searches for food among encrusting organisms and algal holdfasts using the large forward-jutting canine teeth to rake its food from the substratum (Ref. 26966).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5002

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100)	Very high

Entered by Capuli, Estelita Emily

Modified by Sa-a, Pascualita

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