Novaculoides macrolepidotus

Novaculoides macrolepidotus

Scientific name	Novaculoides macrolepidotus
Descriptor	Bloch
Year of description	1791
IUCN category (World)	NE
Family	Labridae
Genus	Novaculichthys

Introduction

Novaculoides macrolepidotus is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

12 cm
Maximum size

16 cm
Pattern

tasks

Average size

12 cm
Maximum size

16 cm
Pattern

tasks

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

diet

carnivorous
Sociability

living in a group or alone
territorial

No
Way of living

diurnal

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

Reproduction

ovipare
Hermaphrodite

protogynous

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?

Origin

Bay of Bengal Great Barrier Reef mer d'Oman Philippine Sea South East Asian Seas Indonesian seas East Indian Ocean western Indian Ocean Western Tropical Pacific Ocean Oceania

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : NE

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Temperature

25 - 29 °C
Depth

3 - 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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