Ian Skipworth, Neuseeland
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(Hutton, 1877)
Very special thanks for the first two photos of the in New Zealand endemic living wrasse (Notolabrus cinctus), also called Girdled Wrasse to Robyn White from Christchurch, Region Canterbury, South Island of New Zealand.
Robyn has taken this photos on a very cold day in the Milford Sound Fjord on the South Island of New Zealand.
Synonyms:
Labrichthys cincta Hutton, 1877
Pseudolabrus cinctus (Hutton, 1877)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Notolabrus (Genus) > Notolabrus cinctus (Species)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Very special thanks for the first two photos of the in New Zealand endemic living wrasse (Notolabrus cinctus), also called Girdled Wrasse to Robyn White from Christchurch, Region Canterbury, South Island of New Zealand.
Robyn has taken this photos on a very cold day in the Milford Sound Fjord on the South Island of New Zealand.
Synonyms:
Labrichthys cincta Hutton, 1877
Pseudolabrus cinctus (Hutton, 1877)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Notolabrus (Genus) > Notolabrus cinctus (Species)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
