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Banded Maori Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)
Also calledBankilan (tgl) · Bodião Raiado (por) · Bodião-de-colarinho-vermelho (por) · Bunak (tgl) · Bungat (tgl) · Galame Rouge (fra) · Isdang bato (tgl) · Kalame (fra) · Labre à Poitrine Rouge (fra) · Madame Tombée Ragé (fra) · Madame tombée ragé, Vieille tachetée (fra) · Mameng (tgl) · Maorí escarlata bandeado (spa) · Roodborstlipvis (nld)
The red-breasted wrasse (Concholabrus fasciatus) is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2, 4. — General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake and Marshall islands, Samoa and Tonga, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found in lagoon and seaward coral or rocky reefs, usually in areas with mixed coral, sand, and rubble, 3 – 60 m depth. Marine.
Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
materials_examined
Status at New Ireland. First recorded from St. Mathias by Duncker & Mohr (1929: 68), based on ZMH 11935. Specimens photographed in Kavieng region on 1 and 3 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey; others photographed at St. KVGPMT 39 (south of Lemus Island, Kavieng District) by Serge Andréfouët on 21 Aug. 2014; specimens observed at Kavieng fish market by Barry C. Russell on 14 and 28 June 2014; a video of a specimen taken at Nubilus Island, off eastern New Hanover, at 3 – 32 m depth, St. KR 88, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).
Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species can reach a maximum of 40 cm (16 in) in standard length. Its head is greenish-blue, followed by a distinctive red-orange band followed by black and white stripes. Terminal phase fishes generally have a more pronounced red band and convex forehead than initial phase and juvenile fish.
Range & habitat
The red-breasted wrasse is native to the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and the African coast to the islands of the western Pacific.
What it does
The red-breasted wrasse lives in lagoons and seaward reefs in areas mixing rubble, coral, and sand at depths of from 4 to 60 m (13 to 197 ft) though rarer below 40 m (130 ft). It feeds mainly on crustaceans, sea urchins, mollusks, and other hard-shelled invertebrates.
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2383309.