Brown-spotted Parrotfish
Notolabrus parilus
- Usual depth1–13 m
- Water temperature16–23 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and December
- How commonOccasional
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About this species
The brownspotted wrasse, also known as the blue-spotted parrotfish, brown-spotted parrotfish and orangespotted wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Indian Ocean off the western and southern coasts of Australia.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 269 records
- February: 188 records
- March: 231 records
- April: 171 records
- May: 102 records
- June: 65 records
- July: 35 records
- August: 123 records
- September: 95 records
- October: 81 records
- November: 97 records
- December: 214 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–13 m · Deepest record: 26.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–23 °C
Photos
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(c) Grady Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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Names and classification
- English
- Brown-spotted Parrotfish, Brown-spotted Wrasse, Brown Spotted Wrasse, Orange-spotted Wrasse, Orange Spotted Wrasse
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Orangeflecken-Lippfisch
Other scientific names: Labrichthys bostockii, Labrichthys convexus, Labrichthys edelensis, Labrichthys parila, Labrichthys punctulata, Labrichthys rubra, Labrichthys unicolor, Pseudolabrus bostockii, Pseudolabrus convexus, Pseudolabrus edelensis, Pseudolabrus parila, Pseudolabrus parilus, Pseudolabrus punctulatus, Pseudolabrus ruber, Pseudolabrus unicolor, Tautoga parila
Similar species
banded parrotfishNotolabrus fucicola
BlueheadNotolabrus tetricus
spottyNotolabrus celidotus
Crimson-banded Parrot-fishNotolabrus gymnogenis
Green WrasseNotolabrus inscriptus
- 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).
- 2,023 open-data records from 1898 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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