Blacktail wrasse

Blacktail wrasse
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Thalassoma
Species:	T. ballieui
Binomial name
	Thalassoma ballieui; (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
Synonyms
	Julis ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875; Julis obscura Günther, 1880; Julis verticalis R. Smith & Swain, 1882;

The blacktail wrasse (Thalassoma ballieui) is a species of wrasse native to the waters around the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island. It is a reef dweller found at depths from 1 to 60 m (3.3 to 196.9 ft). It can reach 39.5 cm (15.6 in) in length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Pollard, D. & Cabanban, A. 2010. Thalassoma ballieui. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Thalassoma ballieui" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

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[1] Pollard, D. & Cabanban, A. 2010. Thalassoma ballieui. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Thalassoma ballieui" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

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