Thalassoma

Thalassoma is a genus of wrasses native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Many species occasionally make their way into the aquarium trade. [3]

Thalassoma
Saddle wrasse (T. duperrey)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Thalassoma
Swainson, 1839
Type species
Scarus purpureus
Forsskål, 1775[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chloricthys Swainson, 1839
  • Bermudichthys Nichols, 1920
  • Pseudojulops Fowler, 1941

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Thalassoma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Thalassoma in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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