Thalassoma

Thalassoma
Saddle wrasse (T. duperrey)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Thalassoma
Swainson, 1839
Type species
Scarus purpureus
Forsskål, 1775
Synonyms
  • Chloricthys Swainson, 1839
  • Bermudichthys Nichols, 1920
  • Pseudojulops Fowler, 1941

Thalassoma is a genus of wrasses native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Thalassoma in FishBase. October 2013 version.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, November 29, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.