Labridae
Cortez Rainbow Wrasse
Thalassoma lucasanum (Gill, 1862)
The Cortez rainbow wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum) is a common eastern Pacific reef wrasse found in the aquarium trade.
Ornate Wrasse
Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Thalassoma pavo, the ornate wrasse, is a sexually dichromatic protogynous hermaphrodite fish found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Fivestripe Wrasse
Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
Thalassoma quinquevittatum, the fivestripe wrasse, is a small colorful reef wrasse native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, sold in the aquarium trade.
Sixbar Wrasse
Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1830)
Thalassoma hardwicke, the sixbar wrasse, is a tropical Indo-Pacific reef fish sometimes kept in home aquariums.
Saddle Wrasse
Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Thalassoma duperrey, the saddle wrasse, is a Hawaiian-endemic reef fish with traditional cultural importance to Hawaii.
Red-cheek wrasse
Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes, 1839)
The red-cheek wrasse (Thalassoma genivittatum) is a small western Indian Ocean wrasse that appears in the aquarium trade.
Sunset Wrasse
Thalassoma grammaticum Gilbert, 1890
Thalassoma grammaticum, the sunset wrasse, is a reef-dwelling wrasse species native to the eastern Pacific from Mexico to Peru.
Goldbar Wrasse
Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801)
Thalassoma hebraicum, the goldbar wrasse, is a western Indian Ocean reef wrasse fished and traded for aquariums.
Jansen's Wrasse
Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1856)
Jansen's wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii) is a reef-dwelling protogynous hermaphrodite wrasse species found across the Indo-Pacific.
Moon Wrasse
Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758)
Thalassoma lunare is a fish with distinct age-based appearance changes, named for its mature yellow crescent marking.
Sunset Wrasse
Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
Thalassoma lutescens, the sunset or yellow-brown wrasse, is an Indo-Pacific coral reef wrasse fished locally and traded for aquariums.
Blackbarred Wrasse
Thalassoma nigrofasciatum Randall, 2003
Thalassoma nigrofasciatum, the black-barred wrasse, is a reef-dwelling fish from the southwestern Pacific, with distinct male and female patterning.
Surge Wrasse
Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775)
Thalassoma purpureum, the surge wrasse, is a colourful Indo-Pacific reef-dwelling carnivorous protogynous hermaphrodite wrasse.
Klunzinger's Wrasse
Thalassoma rueppellii (Klunzinger, 1871)
Klunzinger's wrasse (Thalassoma rueppellii) is a Red Sea endemic reef wrasse sold in the aquarium trade.
Christmas Wrasse
Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède, 1801)
Thalassoma trilobatum, the Christmas wrasse, is an Indo-Pacific reef fish with distinct colour differences between females and terminal males.
Blue-headed Wrasse
Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker, 1856)
Thalassoma amblycephalum is a reef-dwelling wrasse species native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, found in the aquarium trade.
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse
Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Coris julis is a diandric protogynous wrasse found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.
Yellowtail Coris
Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Coris gaimard is a fish species with distinct size and color differences between juvenile and adult individuals.
Western King Wrasse
Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)
The western king wrasse (Coris auricularis) is a ray-finned fish in genus Coris, first validly named in 1839 by Valenciennes.
Clown Coris
Coris aygula Lacepède, 1801
Coris aygula, also called clown coris, is a reef fish with distinct juvenile and adult forms found across the Indo-Pacific.
Batu Coris
Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1856)
Coris batuensis, the Batu coris, is a species of wrasse found across the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, found in the aquarium trade.
Doubleheader
Coris bulbifrons Randall & Kuiter, 1982
Coris bulbifrons (the doubleheader) is a large hump-headed wrasse found around eastern Australia and nearby South Pacific islands.
Spot-tail Wrasse
Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
The spot-tail coris (Coris caudimacula) is a fish found across parts of the western Indian Ocean.
African Coris
Coris cuvieri (Bennett, 1831)
Coris cuvieri is a ray-finned wrasse species found in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea, used in the aquarium trade.
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