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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Corinae
Genus: Thalassoma

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28 species (see list below)

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Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Thalassoma amblycephalum
[Bluntheaded wrasse]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Thalassoma ascensionis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Thalassoma ascensionis
[Greenfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 39.5 cm TL
Thalassoma ballieui (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Thalassoma ballieui
[Blacktail wrasse]

Photo by Cherson, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791)

Photo by Cherson, A.
 
Thalassoma bifasciatum
[Bluehead]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Thalassoma cupido (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Thalassoma cupido
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Thalassoma duperrey
[Saddle wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Thalassoma genivittatum
[Red-cheek wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Thalassoma grammaticum Gilbert, 1890

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Thalassoma grammaticum
[Sunset wrasse]

Photo by Du, J.-G.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1830)

Photo by Du, J.-G.
 
Thalassoma hardwicke
[Sixbar wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Thalassoma hebraicum
[Goldbar wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
Thalassoma heiseri Randall & Edwards, 1984

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Thalassoma heiseri
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Thalassoma jansenii
[Jansen's wrasse]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Thalassoma loxum Randall & Mee, 1994

Photo by Field, R.
 
Thalassoma loxum
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Thalassoma lucasanum (Gill, 1862)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Thalassoma lucasanum
[Cortez rainbow wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Thalassoma lunare
[Moon wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett, 1839)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Thalassoma lutescens
[Yellow-brown wrasse]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic

Thalassoma newtoni (Osório, 1891)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Thalassoma newtoni
[]

Photo by Du, J.-G.

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Thalassoma nigrofasciatum Randall, 2003

Photo by Du, J.-G.
 
Thalassoma nigrofasciatum
[Blackbarred wrasse]

Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
Thalassoma noronhanum (Boulenger, 1890)

Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.
 
Thalassoma noronhanum
[Noronha wrasse]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Thalassoma pavo
[Ornate wrasse]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.
 
Thalassoma purpureum
[Surge wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay & Bennett, 1839)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Thalassoma quinquevittatum
[Fivestripe wrasse]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Thalassoma robertsoni Allen, 1995

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Thalassoma robertsoni
[]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Thalassoma rueppellii (Klunzinger, 1871)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Thalassoma rueppellii
[Klunzinger's wrasse]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Southeast Atlantic

Thalassoma sanctaehelenae (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Thalassoma sanctaehelenae
[St. Helena wrasse]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 31 cm TL
 
Thalassoma septemfasciatum
[Seven-banded wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Thalassoma trilobatum
[Christmas wrasse]

Photo by Victor, B.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Thalassoma virens Gilbert, 1890

Photo by Victor, B.
 
Thalassoma virens
[]
28 Species of Family Labridae with Genus Thalassoma
(Wrasses)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1856 Thalassoma amblycephalum Bluntheaded wrasse Indo-Pacific 16 SL
1834 Thalassoma ascensionis Greenfish Eastern Atlantic 10 SL
1875 Thalassoma ballieui Blacktail wrasse Eastern Central Pacific 39.5 TL
1791 Thalassoma bifasciatum Bluehead Western Atlantic 25 TL
1845 Thalassoma cupido Northwest Pacific 20 TL
1824 Thalassoma duperrey Saddle wrasse Eastern Central Pacific 28 TL
1839 Thalassoma genivittatum Red-cheek wrasse Western Indian Ocean 20 TL
1890 Thalassoma grammaticum Sunset wrasse Eastern Pacific 32 TL
1830 Thalassoma hardwicke Sixbar wrasse Indo-Pacific 20 TL
1801 Thalassoma hebraicum Goldbar wrasse Western Indian Ocean 23 TL
1984 Thalassoma heiseri Eastern Central Pacific 11.6 SL
1856 Thalassoma jansenii Jansen's wrasse Indo-West Pacific 20 TL
1994 Thalassoma loxum Western Indian Ocean 18 TL
1862 Thalassoma lucasanum Cortez rainbow wrasse Eastern Pacific 15 TL
1758 Thalassoma lunare Moon wrasse Indo-Pacific 45 TL
1839 Thalassoma lutescens Yellow-brown wrasse Indo-Pacific 30 TL
1891 Thalassoma newtoni Eastern Atlantic
2003 Thalassoma nigrofasciatum Blackbarred wrasse Western Pacific. 20 SL
1890 Thalassoma noronhanum Noronha wrasse Western Atlantic 13.3 SL
1758 Thalassoma pavo Ornate wrasse Eastern Atlantic 25 SL
1775 Thalassoma purpureum Surge wrasse Indo-Pacific 46 TL
1839 Thalassoma quinquevittatum Fivestripe wrasse Indo-Pacific 17 TL
1995 Thalassoma robertsoni Eastern Central Pacific 7.8 SL
1871 Thalassoma rueppellii Klunzinger's wrasse Western Indian Ocean 20 TL
1839 Thalassoma sanctaehelenae St. Helena wrasse Southeast Atlantic
1959 Thalassoma septemfasciatum Seven-banded wrasse Eastern Indian Ocean 31 TL
1801 Thalassoma trilobatum Christmas wrasse Indo-Pacific 30 TL
1890 Thalassoma virens Eastern Central Pacific 30 TL



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