Scarlet wrasse

Scarlet wrasse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Pseudolabrus
Species:	P. miles
Binomial name
Pseudolabrus miles (J. G. Schneider & J. R. Forster, 1801)
Synonyms
Labrus miles J. G. Schneider & J. R. Forster, 1801 Julis miles (J. G. Schneider & J. R. Forster, 1801) Labrichthys miles (J. G. Schneider & J. R. Forster, 1801) Labrus coccineus J. R. Forster, 1801 (ambiguous) Labrichthys roseipunctata F. W. Hutton, 1880 Pseudolabrus roseipunctatus (F. W. Hutton, 1880) Pseudolabrus cossyphoides Steindachner, 1900

Pseudolabrus miles, the scarlet wrasse, is a species of wrasse endemic to the waters around New Zealand. It is an inhabitant of reefs where it can be found at depths of from 4 to 40 metres (13 to 131 ft), though usually deeper than 10 metres (33 ft). Males of this species can reach a length of 27.2 centimetres (10.7 in) SL while females are slightly smaller at 26.9 centimetres (10.6 in).