WoRMS taxon details
Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791)
159786 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159786)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Western Atlantic: 42.4°N to Bermuda, Florida (USA), southeastern Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean Sea to...
Distribution Western Atlantic: 42.4°N to Bermuda, Florida (USA), southeastern Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean Sea to northern South America [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159786 on 2021-04-17
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basis of record
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (12/2019)., available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Diet Feeds mainly on zooplankton and small benthic animals, but may also feed on ectoparasites of other fishes [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: 42.4°N to Bermuda, Florida (USA), southeastern Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean Sea to northern South America [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Inhabits reef areas, inshore bays and seagrass beds. [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, aquariumfish [details]
Reproduction Spawn at midday throughout the year [details]
To Barcode of Life (71 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Julis nitida Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Bluehead Wrasse (initial phase))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Bluehead Wrasse)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma bisfaciatum (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma nitida (Günther, 1862))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis nitida Günther, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791)
To GenBank (264 nucleotides; 65 proteins) (from synonym Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791)
To GenBank (264 nucleotides; 65 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma bifasciatum USNM 413502 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma bifasciatum USNM 413503 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Julis nitida Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Bluehead Wrasse (initial phase))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Bluehead Wrasse)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma bisfaciatum (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma nitida (Günther, 1862))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis nitida Günther, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791)
To GenBank (264 nucleotides; 65 proteins) (from synonym Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791)
To GenBank (264 nucleotides; 65 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma bifasciatum USNM 413502 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma bifasciatum USNM 413503 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
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