Labridae

Cortez rainbow wrasse

Thalassoma lucasanum

Fifteen Centimeters Wrasse of Gulf of California

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• South America
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The Cortez rainbow wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Peru, as well as around the Galapagos Islands. It is a reef inhabitant, occurring in small schools from the surface to depths of 64 m (210 ft), though rarely deeper than 25 m (82 ft) or shallower than 2 m (6.6 ft). It is generally very common.