Red-cheek wrasse

Red-cheek wrasse
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Thalassoma
Species:	T. genivittatum
Binomial name
	Thalassoma genivittatum; (Valenciennes, 1839)
Synonyms
	Julis genivittatus Valenciennes, 1839; Julis matthaei Valenciennes, 1839; Julis commersoni Valenciennes, 1839; Thalassoma commersoni (Valenciennes, 1839); Julis bicolor Günther, 1862; Thalassoma mascarenum Fricke, 1999;

The red-cheek wrasse (Thalassoma genivittatum) is a species of wrasse native to the western Indian Ocean, where it can be found on rocky reefs at depths from 4 to 25 m (13 to 82 ft). It can grow to 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

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

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[1] Pollard, D. & Cabanban, A. 2010. Thalassoma genivittatum. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.

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

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