St. Helena wrasse
Species of fish endemic to the waters around St. Helena
St. Helena wrasse | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Thalassoma |
Species: | T. sanctahelenae |
Binomial name | |
Thalassoma sanctahelenae (Valenciennes, 1839) | |
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The St. Helena wrasse (Thalassoma sanctahelenae) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. This poorly known species is endemic to the waters around St. Helena.[2] It is a species associated with reef sand it is found in shallow coastal waters in the vicinity of rocks and rocky reefs.[1]
References
- ^ a b Pollard, D. & Choat, H. (2010). "Thalassoma sanctaehelenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187377A8518039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187377A8518039.en. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thalassoma sanctahelenae". FishBase. October 2013 version.
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