Greenfish

Thalassoma ascensionis

Wrasse in African Waters

Green
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Small
Tropical fish

The Ascension wrasse (Thalassoma ascensionis) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, where it is known from St. Helena, Ascension Island, and São Tomé. It inhabits areas of seagrass with rocks at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Thalassoma
Maximum length: 12.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Central Atlantic: Ascension I. (Ref. 98447 ). Reports from other areas are doubtful: St. Helena (in Ref. 5292 ; see Ref. 119515 ); São Tomé Island: intermediate form with Thalassoma pavo (Ref. 34088 ). Ghana and other localities on the west African coasts (Ref. 86997 ). If reports would be confirmed, they are more likely the result of human transportation (Ref. 98447 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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