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Blue Throated Wrasse (male) Notolabrus tetricus

Males are dark brown with a white band across the mid body, and have a yellow tail and side fins. They are name for the light blue stripe on their throats. They hold a territory, usually centred around a deep hole under a rock, often controlling a harem of smaller females. Females are cream coloured with a white and dark band across the mid body. The Blue-throated Wrasse is also known as the Bluehead, Bluehead Parrotfish, Bluenose, Bluenose Parrotfish, Kelpie, Lilac Banded Parrotfish, Rocky Bream, Rocky Cod, Rotfish, and Winter Bream. It grows to 50cm in length.Range: Coastal reefs in S.A, Vic, Tas and in small numbers in southern NSW

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