Klunzinger's wrasse

Klunzinger's wrasse
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Thalassoma
Species:	T. rueppellii
Binomial name
	Thalassoma rueppellii; (Klunzinger, 1871)
Synonyms
	Julis rueppellii Klunzinger, 1871; Thalassoma klunzingeri Fowler & Steinitz, 1956;

Klunzinger's wrasse (Thalassoma rueppellii), also known as Rüppell's wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae which is endemic to the Red Sea. It inhabits the margins and seaward slopes of reefs at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft). It can reach 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length. This species can be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Pollard, D. & Cabanban, A. (2010). "Thalassoma rueppellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187524A8558340. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187524A8558340.en. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thalassoma rueppellii". FishBase. October 2013 version.

External links

Photos of Klunzinger's wrasse on Sealife Collection

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[1] Pollard, D. & Cabanban, A. (2010). "Thalassoma rueppellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187524A8558340. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187524A8558340.en. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

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

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