Goldbar wrasse
| Goldbar wrasse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Thalassoma |
| Species: | T. hebraicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacépède, 1801) | |
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The goldbar wrasse (Thalassoma hebraicum) is a species of wrasse native to the western Indian Ocean, where it inhabits reef environments at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft). This species can grow to 23 cm (9.1 in) in total length. It is a target of local traditional fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Pollard, D. & Cabanban, A. 2010. Thalassoma hebraicum. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Thalassoma hebraicum" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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