Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Cortez Rainbow Wrasse
Thalassoma lucasanum
Cortez Rainbow Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Thalassoma lucasanum
Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Depth: 10-160 ft. (3-50 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Thalassoma (Genus)
        └T. lucasanum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273584🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49493🔗

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