Bluethroat Wrasse

About

The most common wrasse in Victorian and Tasmanian waters. Adult males are strong fighters and provide for good sport. This species is also caught commercially with most live fish being sold to restaurants in Sydney

Identification

Juveniles and females are a greenish-brown with a broad blackish bar around the middle of the body. As they grow, females become lighter behind the dark bar. Males have a bluish head, a blue throat, a distinct white band around the rear of the body, yellow pectoral and pelvic fins and a white caudal peduncle

Size

Can grow to around 50cm

Habitat

Rocky reefs. Juveniles are found in shallow weed habitats in bays and estuaries. Adults are usually seen on deeper rocky reefs to depths of about 40 m but have been trawled from water down to 160 m

Distribution

Widespread in south-eastern Australia, from about Newcastle (New South Wales) to about Port Lincoln (South Australia) and around Tasmania

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Local Sightings

2 recorded sightings in and around the area.

References & citations (2)

1. Red List (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
2. Dianne J. Bray, Notolabrus tetricus in Fishes of Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)