Notolabrus
TaxonNotolabrus
AuthorityB. C. Russell, 1988
Type speciesLabrus fucicola
Type species authorityJ. Richardson, 1840[1]

Notolabrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the southwestern Pacific Ocean from Australia to New Zealand.[2]

Species

The seven currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

SpeciesCommon nameImage (terminal phase)
Notolabrus celidotus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)spotty
Notolabrus cinctus (F. W. Hutton, 1877)girdled wrasse
Notolabrus fucicola (J. Richardson, 1840)banded parrotfish, yellow-saddled wrasse
Notolabrus gymnogenis (Günther, 1862)crimsonband wrasse
Notolabrus inscriptus (J. Richardson, 1848)inscribed wrasse
Notolabrus parilus (J. Richardson, 1850)brown-spotted wrasse
Notolabrus tetricus (J. Richardson, 1840)blue-throated wrasse

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