Yellow-brown wrasse
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Thalassoma |
| Species: | T. lutescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839)
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The yellow-brown wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens) or sunset wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where they are found from Sri Lanka to the Hawaiian Islands and from southern Japan to Australia. An inhabitant of coral reefs, it occurs in schools at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft). It can reach 30 cm (12 in) in total length. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
Growth series
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Young juvenile
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Older juvenile
Female
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Young male
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Older male
References
[edit]- ^ Cabanban, A.; Pollard, D. (2010). "Thalassoma lutescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187685A8600483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187685A8600483.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thalassoma lutescens". FishBase. October 2013 version.
External links
[edit]- Photos of Yellow-brown wrasse on Sealife Collection
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