Cortez Rainbow Wrasse
Thalassoma lucasanum
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,552
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Cortez rainbow wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Peru, as well as around the Galapagos Islands. It is a reef inhabitant, occurring in small schools from the surface to depths of 64 m (210 ft), though rarely deeper than 25 m (82 ft) or shallower than 2 m (6.6 ft). It is generally very common.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cortez rainbow wrasse”.