Discover fishes of the genus Thalassoma

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bluntheaded wrasse

Thalassoma amblycephalum

14 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Thalassoma genivittatum

Labridae

15 cm

solitary

carnivorous

sixbar wrasse

Thalassoma hardwicke

15 cm

living in a group or alone

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

The sixbar wrasse frequents shallow lagoons and offshore coral reefs. It lives in small, scattered groups and spends its days hunting small fish and foraminifera, tiny single-celled organisms. Like other wrasses, this fish changes color throughout its growth.

cortez rainbow wrasse

Thalassoma lucasanum

12 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

moon wrasse

Thalassoma lunare

30 cm

solitary

carnivorous

The moon wrasse inhabits the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific. This species is sometimes referred to as the moon wrasse due to the shape and yellow color of their caudal fin. This wrasse primarily feeds on small invertebrates residing in the rocks and fish eggs.

yellow-brown wrasse

Thalassoma lutescens

25 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

black-barred wrasse

Thalassoma nigrofasciatum

17 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

ornate wrasse

Thalassoma pavo

20 cm

solitary

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

It is one of the most colorful Mediterranean fish. The female has a black spot on the dorsal fin. The stain will disappear and its color becomes more vivid when it will change sex (hermaphroditism protogynous). It is more abundant in the northern Mediterranean.

Discover fishes of the genus Thalassoma

bluntheaded wrasse

Thalassoma genivittatum

sixbar wrasse

cortez rainbow wrasse

moon wrasse

yellow-brown wrasse

black-barred wrasse

ornate wrasse

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