Orange wrasse

The orange wrasse, Pseudolabrus luculentus, is a wrasse of the genus Pseudolabrus, found in eastern Australia and around New Zealand in reef areas at depths of between 5 and 50 m.

The Orange wrasse lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 10 - 50 m environment.

The orange wrasse, Pseudolabrus luculentus, is a wrasse of the genus Pseudolabrus, found in eastern Australia and around New Zealand in reef areas at depths of between 5 and 50 m. Its length is between 30 and 60 cm. More

orange wrasse (Pseudolabrus luculentus) has changed his colour to bed down for the night. First he sees to it that all his females have burrowed themselves in the coarse sand. Then he follows suit. More

male orange wrasse (Pseudolabrus luculentus) is deep brown-orange with white-black patches on top as shown. However, it can change colour at night. More

Orange wrasse Pseudolabrus luculentus? You can see by the nearby Demoiselle that it was a small fish. I must say that the winter diving has been superb of late. More

Common names

Luculent wrasse in English
Luculentus wrasse in English
orange parrotfish in English
Orange wrasse in English
橙色拟隆头鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
橙色擬隆頭魚 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Labridae
Genus : Pseudolabrus
Species : Pseudolabrus luculentus
Authority : Richardson, 1848