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Jansen's wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii)
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Jansen's wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii) specimen
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Labridae

Jansen's wrasse

Thalassoma jansenii

Twenty Centimeters Wrasse of Indo West Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Jansen's wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii) is a species of ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae which is native to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. In the south-western Pacific Ocean it is replaced by sibling species black-barred wrasse (Thalassoma nigrofasciatum). It can be found in the aquarium trade.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
20 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Maldives to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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