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St. Helena wrasse

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Species of fish endemic to the waters around St. Helena

St. Helena wrasse
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Thalassoma
Species: T. sanctahelenae
Binomial name
Thalassoma sanctahelenae
(Valenciennes, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Julis sanctaehelenae Valenciennes, 1839

The St. Helena wrasse (Thalassoma sanctahelenae) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. This poorly known species is endemic to the waters around St. Helena. It is a species associated with reef sand it is found in shallow coastal waters in the vicinity of rocks and rocky reefs.

References

  1. ^ Pollard, D. & Choat, H. (2010). "Thalassoma sanctaehelenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187377A8518039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187377A8518039.en. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thalassoma sanctahelenae". FishBase. October 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Thalassoma sanctaehelenae


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