Thalassoma virens

Thalassoma virens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Thalassoma
Species: T. virens
Binomial name
Thalassoma virens
C. H. Gilbert, 1890

Thalassoma virens is a species of wrasse native to the reefs in waters around the Revillagigedo Islands (though during El Niño years, it has been recorded from Baja California). This species can reach 30 cm (12 in) in total length.[2]

References

  1. Allen, G., Victor, B., Pollard, D. & Cabanban, A. 2010. Thalassoma virens. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Thalassoma virens" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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