Klunzinger's wrasse

Klunzinger's wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Thalassoma
Species: T. rueppellii
Binomial name
Thalassoma rueppellii
(Klunzinger, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Julis rueppellii Klunzinger, 1871
  • Thalassoma klunzingeri Fowler & Steinitz, 1956

Klunzinger's wrasse, Thalassoma rueppellii, is a species of wrasse endemic to the Red Sea. It inhabits the margins and seaward slopes of reefs at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft). It can reach 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length. This species can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Pollard, D. & Cabanban, A. 2010. Thalassoma rueppellii. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Thalassoma rueppellii" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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