| Labridae (Wrasses) |
| 27.2 cm SL (male/unsexed); 26.9 cm SL (female) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 4 - 40 m |
| Southwest Pacific: known only from New Zealand including the Snares Islands, Stewart Island, Clatham Islands, and the Three Kings Islands. |
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| Feeds on small mobile animals, preferably crabs. Searches for food among encrusting organisms and algal holdfasts using the large forward-jutting canine teeth to rake its food from the substratum (Ref. 26966). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 June 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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