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Tuamotu Rainbow Wrasse (Thalassoma heiseri)
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Ecological Illustration of Tuamotu Rainbow Wrasse (Thalassoma heiseri)
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Labridae

Tuamotu Rainbow Wrasse

Thalassoma heiseri

Eleven Point Six Centimeters Wrasse of the Pacific Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Thalassoma heiseri is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific waters around the Tuamotus and Pitcairn Island, where it inhabits reefs. This species can grow to 11.6 cm (4.6 in) in standard length.

Family
Labridae
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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