Cortez rainbow wrasse
Thalassoma lucasanum
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A wrasse from the eastern Pacific, from Baja California to Peru and the Galápagos, living in small groups over reefs and feeding on plankton and small invertebrates. It reaches 15 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Thalassoma lucasanum
- Family
- Labridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Labridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Julis lucasanus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul, América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 20–24 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Planktivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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