Thalassoma cupido

Thalassoma cupido
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Thalassoma
Species:	T. cupido
Binomial name
	Thalassoma cupido; (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Synonyms
	Julis cupido Temminck & Schlegel, 1845;

Thalassoma cupido is a species of wrasse native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, where it occurs from Japan to Taiwan.^[2] It is an inhabitant of coral or rocky reefs and occurs at depths from 3 to 10 m (9.8 to 32.8 ft).^[1] This species can reach 20 cm (7.9 in) total length, though most do not exceed 14 cm (5.5 in). This species can also be found in the aquarium trade and is farmed in Japan.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Shea, S., Liu, M. & Sadovy, Y. 2010. Thalassoma cupido. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Thalassoma cupido" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

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[IUCN-1] Shea, S., Liu, M. & Sadovy, Y. 2010. Thalassoma cupido. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.

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

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