Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Surge Wrasse
Thalassoma purpureum
Surge Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Thalassoma purpureum
Size: Up to 17 in. (43 cm)  
Depth: 1-15 ft. (0-5 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, Australia, Pacific Coast of Panama, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Thalassoma (Genus)











































































































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