Red-ribbon Wrasse (species: Thalassoma quinquevittatum) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Thalassoma quinquevittatum
Red-ribbon Wrasse


©Graham Edgar: Initial phase Thalassoma quinquevittatum at Cod Hole near Lizard Island.

©Anne: Thalassoma quinquevittatum on the crest at Yonge Reef near Lizard Island.

©Anne: Thalassoma quinquevittatum on the outer slope/top of Day Reef near Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Thalassoma
Species Thalassoma quinquevittatum
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 13 cm (length initial phase, Allen et al, 2003)
  • Up to 16 cm (length, terminal phase, Allen et al, 2003)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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References

  • Green, A.L. (1996). Spatial, temporal and ontogenetic patterns of habitat use by coral reef fishes (Family Labridae), Marine Ecology Progress Series, 133: 1-11. LIRS catalog number 457.
  • Puglisi, M.P., V.J. Paul and M. Slattery (2000). Biogeographic comparisons of chemical and structural defenses of the Pacific gorgonians Anella mollis and A. reticulata, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 207: 263-272. LIRS catalog number 631.
  • Wainwright, P.C., D.R. Bellwood, M.W. Westneat, J.R. Grubich and A.S. Hoey (2004). A functional morphospace for the skull of labrid fishes: patterns of diversity in a complex biomechanical system, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 82: 1-25. LIRS catalog number 872.