Girdled wrasse
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The girdled wrasse, Notolabrus cinctus, is a wrasse
of the genus Notolabrus
, found around the South Island
of New Zealand
including the Chatham Islands
and Snares Islands.
Wrasse
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 82 genera, which are divided into nine subgroups or tribes....
of the genus Notolabrus
Notolabrus
Notolabrus is a genus of wrasses in the family Labridae.- Species :* Spotty, Notolabrus celidotus * Girdled wrasse, Notolabrus cinctus...
, found around the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
including the Chatham Islands
Chatham Islands
The Chatham Islands are an archipelago and New Zealand territory in the Pacific Ocean consisting of about ten islands within a radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island. Their name in the indigenous language, Moriori, means Misty Sun...
and Snares Islands.