Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Labridae > Ophthalmolepis > Ophthalmolepis lineolata

Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Southern maori wrasse; Rainbow-fish; Maori wrasse; Maori parrotfish; Maori; Butcher's prick; Australian maori-wrasse)

Synonyms: Julis adelaidensis; Julis cyanogramma; Julis lineolatus; Ophthalmolepis lineolatus; Pseudojulis lineata
Language: Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Ophthalmolepis lineolata, the southern Maori wrasse, is a species of wrasse endemic to the Indian Ocean coastal waters of Australia. This species has been found at a minimum depth of 60 m (200 ft). This species grows to 40 cm (16 in) in total length. This species is the only known member of its genus.
View Wikipedia Record: Ophthalmolepis lineolata

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Notolabrus gymnogenis (whitespotted parrotfish)7
Pictilabrus laticlavius (green parrotfish)5

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Dichelyne sheardi[2]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Differences in feeding ecology among three co-occurring species of wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) on rocky reefs of temperate Australia, Jason K. Morton, Margaret E. Platell, William Gladstone, Mar Biol (2008) 154:577–592
♦ 2Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0