Tribe Pseudolabrini (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Parent taxon: Labridae according to M. W. Westneat and M. E. Alfaro 2005
Sister taxa: Bellwoodilabrus, Bodianus, Cheilini, Crenilabrus, Eocoris, Hypsigenyini, Julidini, Labrichthyini, Labrinae, Labrini, Labrobolcus, Labrodon, Labrus, Malapterus, Novaculini, Nummopalatus, Paralabrus, Phyllopharyngodon, Platylaemus, Protautoga, Pseudocheilini, Pseudosphaerodon, Pseudovomer, Scarini, Semicossyphus, Symphodus, Taurinichthys, Trigonodontinae, Wainwrightilabrus, Zorzinilabrus
Subtaxa: Austrolabrus Notolabrus Pictilabrus Pseudolabrus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Te Piki outcrop ( of New Zealand)