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Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801) is a animal in the Labridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801) (Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801))
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Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801)

Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801)

Thalassoma hebraicum, the goldbar wrasse, is a western Indian Ocean reef wrasse fished and traded for aquariums.

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Genus
Thalassoma
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801)

Nomenclature and Native Range

The goldbar wrasse, scientifically known as Thalassoma hebraicum, is a species of wrasse native to the western Indian Ocean.

Habitat and Depth Range

It lives in reef environments at depths ranging from 1 to 30 meters (3.3 to 98.4 feet).

Maximum Length

This species can reach a maximum total length of 23 centimeters (9.1 inches).

Human Uses

It is fished by local traditional fisheries and is also available in the aquarium trade.

Photo: (c) Philippe Bourjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Labridae Thalassoma

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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