Jansen's wrasse
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| Species: | T. jansenii
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| Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1856)
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Jansen's wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii) is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean. In the Pacific Ocean it is replaced by sibling species Blackbarred Wrasse. It is a reef inhabitant, preferring rocky areas, and can be found at depths from 1 to 15 m (3.3 to 49.2 ft). This species can grow to 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length.[2] Like many other coral reef wrasses, this species swims actively over the reef using solely their pectoral fins for thrust (known as labriform locomotion).[3] It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ^ Cabanban, A. & Pollard, D. 2010. Thalassoma jansenii. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Thalassoma jansenii" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ^ Fulton CJ, Bellwood DR, Wainwright PC (2001) The relationship between swimming ability and habitat use in wrasses (Labridae). Marine Biology 139, 25-33.
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