WoRMS taxon details
Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791)
AphiaID: 159786
AphiaID: 159786
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Corinae (Subfamily) > Thalassoma (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Parent | Thalassoma Swainson, 1839 | ||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Julis nitida Günther, 1862 Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791 Thalassoma bisfaciatum (Bloch, 1791) (misspelling) Thalassoma nitida (Günther, 1862) | ||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] basis of record: Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [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: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] | ||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Gulf of Maine [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] North West Atlantic [details] | ||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (62 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To FishBase To GenBank (244 nucleotides; 48 proteins) To IUCN Red List To Marine Species Identification Portal To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Notes |
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] | ||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159786 | ||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159786 on 2013-05-21 | |||||||||||
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