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Family: Labridae Wrasses



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525 species (see list below)

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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
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Wetmorella albofasciata Schultz & Marshall, 1954

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Wetmorella albofasciata
[Whitebanded sharpnose wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale, 1901)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Wetmorella nigropinnata
[Sharpnose wrasse]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Wetmorella tanakai Randall & Kuiter, 2007

Photo by Tanaka, H.
 
Wetmorella tanakai
[Tanaka's wrasse]

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Xenojulis margaritaceus (Macleay, 1883)

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.
 
Xenojulis margaritaceus
[Finspot wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Xiphocheilus typus Bleeker, 1856

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Xiphocheilus typus
[Blue-banded wrasse]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
Xyrichtys blanchardi (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Xyrichtys blanchardi
[Marmalade Razorfish]

Photo by Krajewski, J.P.

Western Atlantic

Xyrichtys incandescens Edwards & Lubbock, 1981

Photo by Krajewski, J.P.
 
Xyrichtys incandescens
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
 
Xyrichtys javanicus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Xyrichtys martinicensis
[Rosy razorfish]

Photo by Victor, B.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
Xyrichtys mundiceps Gill, 1862

Photo by Victor, B.
 
Xyrichtys mundiceps
[Cape razorfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Xyrichtys novacula
[Pearly razorfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Xyrichtys rajagopalani
[]

Photo by Brown,J./EMD, St Helena Government

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 23.3 cm SL
Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Brown,J./EMD, St Helena Government
 
Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae
[Yellow razorfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Xyrichtys splendens Castelnau, 1855

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Xyrichtys splendens
[Green razorfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Xyrichtys victori Wellington, 1992

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Xyrichtys victori
[Galapagos razorfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Xyrichtys wellingtoni Allen & Robertson, 1995

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Xyrichtys wellingtoni
[]
525 Species of Family Labridae
(Wrasses)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
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
1954 Wetmorella albofasciata Whitebanded sharpnose wrasse Indo-Pacific 6 TL
1901 Wetmorella nigropinnata Sharpnose wrasse Indo-Pacific 8 TL
2007 Wetmorella tanakai Tanaka's wrasse Western Pacific 3.7 SL
1883 Xenojulis margaritaceus Finspot wrasse Western Pacific 10 SL
1856 Xiphocheilus typus Blue-banded wrasse Western Pacific 12 SL
1963 Xyrichtys blanchardi Marmalade Razorfish Southeast Atlantic 21.2 SL
1981 Xyrichtys incandescens Western Atlantic
1862 Xyrichtys javanicus Indian Ocean
1840 Xyrichtys martinicensis Rosy razorfish Western Atlantic 15 TL
1862 Xyrichtys mundiceps Cape razorfish Eastern Central Pacific 14.5 SL
1758 Xyrichtys novacula Pearly razorfish Western Atlantic 38 TL
1987 Xyrichtys rajagopalani Western Indian Ocean
1868 Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae Yellow razorfish Southeast Atlantic 23.3 SL
1855 Xyrichtys splendens Green razorfish Western Atlantic 17.5 TL
1992 Xyrichtys victori Galapagos razorfish Eastern Pacific 15 TL
1995 Xyrichtys wellingtoni Eastern Central Pacific 7.2 SL



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