Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Moon Wrasse
Thalassoma lunare
Moon Wrasse
Also known as: Crescent Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Thalassoma lunare
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 6-60 ft. (2-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Labridae (Family)
       └Julidinae (Subfamily)
        └Thalassoma (Genus)
         └T. lunare (Species)

Parrotfishes & Wrasses
Wrasses

Moon Wrasse

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Blackbar Wrasse

Surge Wrasse

Ladder Wrasse

Snooty Wrasse

Tripletail Wrasse

Humphead Wrasse

Redbreasted Wrasse

Latent Slingjaw Wrasse

Slingjaw Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Slingjaw Wrasse (Dark Initial Phase)

Slingjaw Wrasse (Yellow Initial Phase)

Twospot Wrasse

Twospot Wrasse (variation)

Celebes Wrasse

Cheeklined Wrasse

Cheeklined Wrasse (Red Variation)

Ringtail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Ringtail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Cigar Wrasse

Bluesided Fairy Wrasse

Lubbock's Wrasse

Dotted Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Dotted Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Midget Wrasse

Disappearing Wrasse

Sixstripe Wrasse

Eightstripe Wrasse

Fourstripe Wrasse

Cryptic Wrasse

Cockerel Wrasse

Whitespotted Wrasse

Yellowtail Wrasse

New Guinea Wrasse (Initial Phase)

New Guinea Wrasse (Juvenile)

Batu coris

Batu coris (Juvenile)

Pale-Barred Coris

Yellowstripe Coris (Female)

Yellowtail Coris (Initial Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Terminal Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Juvenile)

Elegant coris

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Red-Lined Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Red-Lined Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Canary Wrasse (Juvenile)

Goldstripe Wrasse

Checkerboard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Juvenile)

Pinstriped Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Pinstriped Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Nebulous Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Ornate Wrasse

Twotone Wrasse

Twotone Wrasse (Juvenile)

Richmond's Wrasse

Zigzag Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Barred Thicklip

Blackeye Thicklip

Ring Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Pastel Ringwrasse (Juvenile)

Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse (Juvenile Phase)

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Juvenile)

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Wedge-Tailed Wrasse (Juvenile)

Shortnose Wrasse

Leopard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Smalltail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Smalltail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Belted Wrasse

Redshoulder Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Saddle Wrasse

Sixbar Wrasse



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