White stripe down the side from under the eye to the tail base, with brick red colouration above this and a lighter yellow to pink below. Juveniles have a yellow face and tail, brighter red colouration and a black spot at the front of the dorsal fin, although the latter is not always easily observed. ... source: Reef Life Survey
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| Commercial_Uses: | Fished for human consumption |
| Threats: | Recreational and commercial fishing. Non-target bycatch species of rocklobster and giant crab fishery. |
| Description: | White stripe down the side from under the eye to the tail base, with brick red colouration above this and a lighter yellow to pink below. Juveniles have a yellow face and tail, brighter red colouration and a black spot at the front of the dorsal fin, although the latter is not always easily observed. Bright blue markings on the face and down the side become distinctive in larger individuals, and a black stripe sometimes forms just below the white stripe on the side. |
| Frequency: | 43.055 |
| Distribution: | Southern coasts of Australia from central-west to central-east. |
| Common_Name: | Southern Maori wrasse;Maori wrasse |
| IUCN_Threat_status: | Not assessed |
| Depth: | 1-30 m |
| Range: | 1192.529 |
| Diet: | Benthic invertebrates |
| Abundance: | 5.986 |
| Invasive: | Not known to be invasive |
| Life_History: | Protogynous hermaphrodite; females change to males at approximately 295 mm. |
| Max_size: | 410 mm |
| Behaviour: | Very inquisitive and freely approaches divers, often inspecting bright or shiny bits of dive gear. |
| Habitat: | Rocky reef |
| similar_species: | Juveniles are very similar to Suezichthys aylingi. Differs from S. aylingi juveniles by lack of large ocellus on rear of dorsal fin, and from larger individuals by more yellow head and presence of lighter stripe along the upper body at the base of the dorsal fin. |
| Accepted name | Source |
|---|---|
| Ophthalmolepis lineolatus |
| Synonyms | Source |
|---|---|
| Julis lineolatus Valenciennes, 1839 | |
| Published in: Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1839. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons Paris : Levrault Vol. 13 pp. 505 pp. pls 369-388 | |
| Julis cyanogramma Richardson, 1850 | |
| Published in: Richardson, J. 1850. Notices of Australian fish. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Vol. 18 pp. 58-77 figs 1-3 | |
| Pseudojulis lineata Castelnau, 1873 | |
| Published in: Castelnau, F.L. de 1873. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 8. Fishes of Western Australia. Proc. Zool. Acclim. Soc. Vict. Vol. 2 pp. 123-149 | |
| Julis adelaidensis Castelnau, 1875 | |
| Published in: Castelnau, F.L. de 1875. Researches on the fishes of Australia. Intercolonial Exhibition Essays. 2. pp. 1–52 in, Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876 : Official Record. Melbourne | |
| Common name | Source |
|---|---|
| Southern Maori Wrasse | |
| Maori Wrasse | |
| Australian Maori-wrasse | |
| Butcher's Prick | |
| Maori | |
| Maori Parrotfish | |
| Rainbow-fish |
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