Christmas Wrasse
Thalassoma trilobatum
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,234
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Christmas wrasse (Thalassoma trilobatum), also known as the ladder wrasse, green-barred wrasse or green-blocked wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae which is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits shallow reefs at depths from the surface to 10 m (33 ft). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Christmas wrasse”.