Crimson-banded Parrot-fish

About this species

Notolabrus gymnogenis, commonly known as the crimson banded wrasse, is a species of fish in the family Labridae. This colourful fish is endemic to Eastern Australia.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 304 records
February: 313 records
March: 280 records
April: 271 records
May: 201 records
June: 249 records
July: 168 records
August: 187 records
September: 204 records
October: 212 records
November: 237 records
December: 262 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 4–10 m · Deepest record: 25 m

0–10 m: 27 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–24 °C

14–16 °C: 11 records
16–18 °C: 6 records
18–20 °C: 8 records
20–22 °C: 24 records
22–24 °C: 21 records

Photos

(c) tobyyy, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Andrew Harvey, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Crimson-banded Parrot-fish, Crimson-banded Wrasse, Crimson Banded Wrasse, Crimsonband Wrasse, Spotted Rainbowfish, whitespotted parrotfish, White Spotted Parrotfish, whitespotted rainbowfish, White-spotted Rainbow-fish

Names in 2 more languages

German: Rotband-Lippfisch
Simplified Chinese: 红鳍背唇隆头鱼

Other scientific names: Labrichthys gymnogenis, Labrichthys nigromarginatus, Labrus cyprinaceus, Labrus cyprineus, Pseudolabrus cyprinaceous, Pseudolabrus cyprinaceus, Pseudolabrus gymnogenis, Pseudolabrus nigromarginatus

Similar species

banded parrotfish
Notolabrus fucicola
Bluehead
Notolabrus tetricus
spotty
Notolabrus celidotus
Green Wrasse
Notolabrus inscriptus
Brown-spotted Parrotfish
Notolabrus parilus
Girdled Wrasse
Notolabrus cinctus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
4,195 open-data records from 1963 to 2023.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.