Sunset wrasse

Sunset wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Thalassoma
Species: T. grammaticum
Binomial name
Thalassoma grammaticum
C. H. Gilbert, 1890

The sunset wrasse (Thalassoma grammaticum) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, where it can be found from Mexico to Peru. It is an inhabitant of reefs at depths from 3 to 42 m (9.8 to 137.8 ft). It can grow to 32 cm (13 in) in total length.[2]

References

  1. Allen, G., Robertson, R., Rivera, F., Edgar, G., Zapata, F., Pollard, D. & Cabanban, A. 2010. Thalassoma grammaticum. 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 grammaticum" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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