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Thalassoma lucasanum (Gill, 1862)

Thalassoma lucasanum (Gill, 1862)

Thalassoma lucasanum (Gill, 1862)

The Cortez rainbow wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum) is a common eastern Pacific reef wrasse found in the aquarium trade.

Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Thalassoma pavo, the ornate wrasse, is a sexually dichromatic protogynous hermaphrodite fish found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay & Bennett, 1839)

Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay & Bennett, 1839)

Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay & Bennett, 1839)

Thalassoma quinquevittatum, the fivestripe wrasse, is a small colorful reef wrasse native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, sold in the aquarium trade.

Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1830)

Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1830)

Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1830)

Thalassoma hardwicke, the sixbar wrasse, is a tropical Indo-Pacific reef fish sometimes kept in home aquariums.

Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Thalassoma duperrey, the saddle wrasse, is a Hawaiian-endemic reef fish with traditional cultural importance to Hawaii.

Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes, 1839)

Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes, 1839)

Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes, 1839)

The red-cheek wrasse (Thalassoma genivittatum) is a small western Indian Ocean wrasse that appears in the aquarium trade.

Thalassoma grammaticum Gilbert, 1890

Thalassoma grammaticum Gilbert, 1890

Thalassoma grammaticum Gilbert, 1890

Thalassoma grammaticum, the sunset wrasse, is a reef-dwelling wrasse species native to the eastern Pacific from Mexico to Peru.

Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801)

Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801)

Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801)

Thalassoma hebraicum, the goldbar wrasse, is a western Indian Ocean reef wrasse fished and traded for aquariums.

Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1856)

Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1856)

Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1856)

Jansen's wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii) is a reef-dwelling protogynous hermaphrodite wrasse species found across the Indo-Pacific.

Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758)

Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758)

Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758)

Thalassoma lunare is a fish with distinct age-based appearance changes, named for its mature yellow crescent marking.

Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett, 1839)

Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett, 1839)

Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett, 1839)

Thalassoma lutescens, the sunset or yellow-brown wrasse, is an Indo-Pacific coral reef wrasse fished locally and traded for aquariums.

Thalassoma nigrofasciatum Randall, 2003

Thalassoma nigrofasciatum Randall, 2003

Thalassoma nigrofasciatum Randall, 2003

Thalassoma nigrofasciatum, the black-barred wrasse, is a reef-dwelling fish from the southwestern Pacific, with distinct male and female patterning.

Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775)

Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775)

Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775)

Thalassoma purpureum, the surge wrasse, is a colourful Indo-Pacific reef-dwelling carnivorous protogynous hermaphrodite wrasse.

Thalassoma rueppellii (Klunzinger, 1871)

Thalassoma rueppellii (Klunzinger, 1871)

Thalassoma rueppellii (Klunzinger, 1871)

Klunzinger's wrasse (Thalassoma rueppellii) is a Red Sea endemic reef wrasse sold in the aquarium trade.

Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède, 1801)

Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède, 1801)

Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède, 1801)

Thalassoma trilobatum, the Christmas wrasse, is an Indo-Pacific reef fish with distinct colour differences between females and terminal males.

Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker, 1856)

Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker, 1856)

Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker, 1856)

Thalassoma amblycephalum is a reef-dwelling wrasse species native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, found in the aquarium trade.

Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Coris julis is a diandric protogynous wrasse found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.

Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Coris gaimard is a fish species with distinct size and color differences between juvenile and adult individuals.

Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)

Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)

Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)

The western king wrasse (Coris auricularis) is a ray-finned fish in genus Coris, first validly named in 1839 by Valenciennes.

Coris aygula Lacepède, 1801

Coris aygula Lacepède, 1801

Coris aygula Lacepède, 1801

Coris aygula, also called clown coris, is a reef fish with distinct juvenile and adult forms found across the Indo-Pacific.

Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1856)

Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1856)

Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1856)

Coris batuensis, the Batu coris, is a species of wrasse found across the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, found in the aquarium trade.

Coris bulbifrons Randall & Kuiter, 1982

Coris bulbifrons Randall & Kuiter, 1982

Coris bulbifrons Randall & Kuiter, 1982

Coris bulbifrons (the doubleheader) is a large hump-headed wrasse found around eastern Australia and nearby South Pacific islands.

Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

The spot-tail coris (Coris caudimacula) is a fish found across parts of the western Indian Ocean.

Coris cuvieri (Bennett, 1831)

Coris cuvieri (Bennett, 1831)

Coris cuvieri (Bennett, 1831)

Coris cuvieri is a ray-finned wrasse species found in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea, used in the aquarium trade.

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