Labridae

surge wrasse

Thalassoma purpureum

Wrasse from Easter Island

• Purple
• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The surge wrasse (Thalassoma purpureum), also known as the green-blocked wrasse, purple wrasse or red and green wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the southeast Atlantic Ocean through the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where it inhabits reefs and rocky coastlines in areas of heavy wave action at depths from the surface to 10 m (33 ft). This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, is popular as a game fish, and can be found in the aquarium trade.