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Labridae (Wrasses) > Pseudolabrinae
Etymology: Pseudolabrus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, labrax = a fish, Dicentrarchus labrax (Ref. 45335); fuentesi: Named for Prof. Francisco Fuentes who first collected this species in Easter Island.
Eponymy: Professor Maturana Francisco Fuentes (1876–1934) was a botanist at the University of Chile and National Museum. He made a collection of fish, including this wrasse, at Easter Island (1911). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 15 m (Ref. 89467). Subtropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Easter, Pitcairn, Rapa and Austral islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 89467)
Feeds on mollusks, benthic invertebrates and small fishes (Ref. 89972).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous, with distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Russell, B.C., 1988. Revision of the labrid fish genus Pseudolabrus and allied genera. Rec. Aust. Mus. (Suppl. 9):1-72. (Ref. 26203)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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