Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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, Line Islands, Fiji
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. lunare (Species)
WoRMS ID: 212209🔗
iNaturalist ID: 113980🔗

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