Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus

Plate 134. Bleeker's Parrot-fish, Labrichthys bleekeri (now known as the Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus)

This species like the other Parrot-fishes may be seen occasionally in the fish shops in April, May, and June, as beautiful curiosities rather than for sale for the table, the flesh not being generally esteemed. Small crustacea are found in the stomach, and obviously constitute the usual food.

This fish has not been figured before.