Surge wrasse
Thalassoma purpureum
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A wrasse from the southeastern Atlantic and the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from the surge zone of reefs and rocky coasts, down to 10 metres.
- Scientific name
- Thalassoma purpureum
- Family
- Labridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Labridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Julis semicoeruleus, Julis umbrostygma, Scarus purpureus, Thalassoma purpurea, Thalassoma purpurem, Thalassoma semicaeruleus, Thalassoma semicoeruleus, Thalassoma umbrostigma, Thalassoma umbrostygma
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, América do Sul, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 46 cm
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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