Red-cheek wrasse

Red-cheek wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Thalassoma
Species: T. genivittatum
Binomial name
Thalassoma genivittatum
(Valenciennes, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Julis genivittatus Valenciennes, 1839
  • Julis matthaei Valenciennes, 1839
  • Julis commersoni Valenciennes, 1839
  • Thalassoma commersoni (Valenciennes, 1839)
  • Julis bicolor Günther, 1862
  • Thalassoma mascarenum Fricke, 1999

The red-cheek wrasse (Thalassoma genivittatum) is a species of wrasse native to the western Indian Ocean, where it can be found on rocky reefs at depths from 4 to 25 m (13 to 82 ft). It can grow to 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Pollard, D. & Cabanban, A. 2010. Thalassoma genivittatum. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Thalassoma genivittatum" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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