Ascension wrasse

Ascension wrasse
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Thalassoma
Species: T. ascensionis
Binomial name
Thalassoma ascensionis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Julis ascensionis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
  • Julis lessonii Valenciennes, 1839

The Ascension wrasse, Thalassoma ascensionis, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, where it is known from St. Helena, Ascension Island, and São Tomé. It inhabits areas of seagrass with rocks at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft). It can reach 10 cm (3.9 in) in standard length.[2] It is one of several fishes commonly called greenfish.

References

  1. ↑ Pollard, D. 2010. Thalassoma ascensionis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Thalassoma ascensionis" in FishBase. October 2013 version.