Blacktail wrasse
Blacktail wrasse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Thalassoma |
Species: | T. ballieui |
Binomial name | |
Thalassoma ballieui (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) | |
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The blacktail wrasse (Thalassoma ballieui) is a species of wrasse native to the waters around the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island. It is a reef dweller found at depths from 1 to 60 m (3.3 to 196.9 ft). It can reach 39.5 cm (15.6 in) in length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Pollard, D. & Cabanban, A. 2010. Thalassoma ballieui. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Thalassoma ballieui" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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