| Thalassoma | |
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| Sunset wrasse ( T. lutescens ) | |
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| Surge wrasse ( T. purpureum ) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Tribe: | Julidini |
| Genus: | Thalassoma Swainson, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775 [1] | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Thalassoma is a genus of wrasses native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Many species occasionally make their way into the aquarium trade. [3]
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [3]
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker, 1856) | blunt-headed wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma ascensionis | Ascension wrasse | |
| Thalassoma ballieui | blacktail wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791) | bluehead wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma cupido | Cupid wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | saddle wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes, 1839) | red-cheek wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma grammaticum C. H. Gilbert, 1890 | sunset wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma hardwicke (J. W. Bennett, 1830) | sixbar wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacépède, 1801) | goldbar wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma heiseri J. E. Randall & A. J. Edwards, 1984 | Pitcairn rainbow wrasse | |
| Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1856) | Jansen's wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma loxum J. E. Randall & Mee, 1994 | Oman wrasse | |
| Thalassoma lucasanum (T. N. Gill, 1862) | Cortez rainbow wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758) | moon wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839) | sunset wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma newtoni (Osório, 1891) | Newton's wrasse | |
| Thalassoma nigrofasciatum J. E. Randall, 2003 | black-barred wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma noronhanum (Boulenger, 1890) | Noronha wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758) | ornate wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775) | surge wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839) | fivestripe wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma robertsoni G. R. Allen, 1995 | Robertson's rainbow wrasse | |
| Thalassoma rueppellii (Klunzinger, 1871) | Klunzinger's wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma sanctaehelenae (Valenciennes, 1839) | St. Helena wrasse | |
| Thalassoma septemfasciata T. D. Scott, 1959 | seven-banded wrasse | |
| Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacépède, 1801) | Christmas wrasse |  |
| Thalassoma virens C. H. Gilbert, 1890 | emerald wrasse |  |
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