Thalassoma | |
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Saddle wrasse (T. duperrey) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Thalassoma Swainson, 1839 |
Type species | |
Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
Thalassoma is a genus of wrasses native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Many species occasionally make their way into the aquarium trade. [3]
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