Location: Rangiroa, French Polynesia
Florent's Guide To The
French Polynesian Reefs
Fivestripe Wrasse
Thalassoma quinquevittatum
Fivestripe Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Thalassoma quinquevittatum
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Julidinae (Subfamily)
└Thalassoma (Genus)
└T. quinquevittatum (Species)
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