Noronha wrasse

Noronha wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Thalassoma
Species: T. norohanum
Binomial name
Thalassoma norohanum
(Boulenger, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Julis noronhana Boulenger, 1890

The Noronha wrasse, Thalassoma norohanum, is a species of wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil and nearby islands, where it inhabits coral reefs from the surface to 60 m (200 ft) deep, though mostly much shallower, between 2 and 5 m (6.6 and 16.4 ft). Younger individuals act as cleaner fish. This species can reach 13.3 cm (5.2 in) in standard length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Ferreira, B.P., Feitosa, C.V., Moura, R., Rocha, L., Francini Filho, R., Sampaio, C. & Ferreira, C. 2010. Thalassoma norohanum. 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 norohanum" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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