Location: Maui, Hawaii
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Ladder Wrasse - Initial Phase
Thalassoma trilobatum
Ladder Wrasse
Also known as: Christmas Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Thalassoma trilobatum
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 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. trilobatum (Species)
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