Thalassoma lutescens
Green Moon Wrasse
©Marina Richardson: Thalassoma lutescens on the outer slope of Number 10 Ribbon Reef near Lizard Island. Note the yellow/green pectoral fin with dark blue edge which is useful in the field to distinguish this species from the similar and much more common Thalassoma lunare.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Labridae
Genus
Thalassoma
Species
Thalassoma lutescens
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 25 cm (Length according to Allen et al (2003))
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Other references
- Bellwood, D.R. and P.C. Wainwright (2001). Locomotion in labrid fishes: implications for habitat use and cross-shelf biogeography on the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Reefs, 20: 139-150. LIRS catalog number 787.
- Burger, M.A.A. and R.D. Adlard (2011). Low host specificity in the Kudoidae (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida) including seventeen new host records for Kudoa thalassomi. Folia Parasitologica, 58: 1-16. LIRS catalog number 1389.
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