Six-bar Wrasse
Thalassoma hardwicke
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,525
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The sixbar wrasse or six-banded wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke) is a species of wrasse in the family Labridae, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of reef environments at depths from the surface down to 15 m (50 ft). This species can grow to 20 cm (8 in) in total length, though most individuals do not exceed 15 cm (6 in).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sixbar wrasse”.