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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Thalassoma
Maximum length: 46 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: southeast coast of South Africa. Indo-Pacific: East to Red Sea to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Easter islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe, Kermadec, and Rapa islands (Ref. 4392 ). Replaced by Thalassoma virens in the Revillagigedo Archipelago (Ref. 37816 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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