Yellow-brown wrasse

The yellow-brown wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens) is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where they are found from Sri Lanka to the Hawaiian Islands and from southern Japan to Australia. An inhabitant of coral reefs, it occurs in schools at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft). It can reach 30 cm (12 in) in total length. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Yellow-brown wrasse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Thalassoma
Species:
T. lutescens
Binomial name
Thalassoma lutescens
(Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Julis lutescens Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839

References

  1. Cabanban, A.; Pollard, D. (2010). "Thalassoma lutescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187685A8600483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187685A8600483.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Thalassoma lutescens" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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