Novaculoides macrolepidotus
| Scientific name | Novaculoides macrolepidotus |
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| Descriptor | Bloch |
| Year of description | 1791 |
| IUCN category | NE |
| Family | Labridae |
| Genus | Novaculichthys |
Introduction
Novaculoides macrolepidotus is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size12 cm
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Maximum size16 cm
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Patterntasks
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Average size12 cm
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Maximum size16 cm
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Patterntasks
How to recognize Novaculoides macrolepidotus ?
Novaculoides macrolepidotus measures around 12 cm. The dominant males can however reach 16 cm. This fish is unicolore with a predominantly vert body. The also has noir and blanc tasks.
Sexual dimorphism
The adult male is bigger than the female.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilityliving in a group or alone
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
Novaculoides macrolepidotus is a fish living in a group or alone naturally found near the bottom. This species is carnivorous .
Although Novaculoides macrolepidotus is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare
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Hermaphroditeprotogynous
Novaculoides macrolepidotus is a fish ovipare. always born female. Growing up, individuals will change sex to become male, this is called successive hermaphroditism of the protogynous type.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
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What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature25 - 29 °C
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Depth3 - 25 m
Biotope presentation
Novaculoides macrolepidotus is most often found at a depth between 3m and 25m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
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Tags
Species of the same family
Same genus
rockmover wrasse
Labridae
Species of the same biotope
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