Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse
Thalassoma bifasciatum
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 5,321
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Thalassoma bifasciatum, the bluehead, bluehead wrasse or blue-headed wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. It is native to the coral reefs of the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. Individuals are small (less than 110 mm standard length) and rarely live longer than two years.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Thalassoma bifasciatum”.