Pseudolabrus miles

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	LABRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pseudolabrus miles

Species Authority:

(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Common Name/s:

English

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Scarlet wrasse, Soldier

Synonym/s:

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)

Taxonomic Notes:

For taxonomic treatment see Russell (1988).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Russell, B.
Reviewer/s:	Sadovy, Y. & Carpenter, K.E.
Justification: This species is common. There are no known major threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs throughout New Zealand, including Three Kings Islands, Chatham Islands, Stewart Island and the Snares Islands (Francis 1996).
Countries:	Native: New Zealand
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – southwest
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is common throughout its range. It is abundant at Three Kings Islands and the southern part of its range.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A moderately large species, to about 272 mm SL. It is common on exposed rocky reefs. It occurs mainly in deeper water as shallow as four m but more common in depths of 10-40 m. Food consists of crabs, hermit crabs and ophiuroids, (Graham 1939, Russell 1983). It searches for food among encrusting organisms and algal holdfasts using the large forward-jutting canine teeth to rake its food from the substratum (Russell 1983). Spawning occurs in late winter-spring, August – November (Doak 1972, Francis 2001), and juveniles about five cm found in February-March in shallow water. They grow rapidly, maturing at one year old. Females breed for two to three years before changing sex at about four years old (Francis 2001). Juveniles and females sometimes act as cleaners (Francis 2001).
Systems:	Marine

Habitat and Ecology:

A moderately large species, to about 272 mm SL. It is common on exposed rocky reefs. It occurs mainly in deeper water as shallow as four m but more common in depths of 10-40 m.

Food consists of crabs, hermit crabs and ophiuroids, (Graham 1939, Russell 1983). It searches for food among encrusting organisms and algal holdfasts using the large forward-jutting canine teeth to rake its food from the substratum (Russell 1983). Spawning occurs in late winter-spring, August – November (Doak 1972, Francis 2001), and juveniles about five cm found in February-March in shallow water. They grow rapidly, maturing at one year old. Females breed for two to three years before changing sex at about four years old (Francis 2001). Juveniles and females sometimes act as cleaners (Francis 2001).

Systems:

Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats known for this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats known for this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range.

Conservation Actions:

There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range.

Citation:	Russell, B. 2010. Pseudolabrus miles. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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