Cortez rainbow wrasse
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| Species: | T. lucasanum
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| Thalassoma lucasanum (T. N. Gill, 1862)
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The Cortez rainbow wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Peru, as well as around the Galapagos Islands. It is a reef inhabitant, occurring in small schools from the surface to depths of 64 m (210 ft), though rarely deeper than 25 m (82 ft) or shallower than 2 m (6.6 ft).[2] It is generally very common. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1] This species can reach 15 cm (5.9 in) in total length.[2] It feeds on small organisms such as crustaceans, plankton and fish eggs, and the young are cleaner fish.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Allen, G.R.; Robertson, R.D.; Edgar, G.; Rivera, F.; Zapata, F.; Merlen, G.; Barraza, E.; Victor, B.; Medina, B.; et al. (2010). "Thalassoma lucasanum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: v. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154954A4676318.en. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thalassoma lucasanum". FishBase. October 2013 version.
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