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Sixbar wrasse

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Labridae

Scientific name
  
Thalassoma hardwicke

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Thalassoma

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Thalassoma, Moon wrasse, Yellow‑brown wrasse, Jansen's wrasse, Cortez rainbow wrasse

Sixbar wrasse swimming


The sixbar wrasse or six-banded wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke) is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of reef environments at depths from the surface to 15 m (49 ft). This species can grow to 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 15 cm (5.9 in). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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Sixbar wrasse Thalassoma hardwicke

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References

Sixbar wrasse Wikipedia