AfReMaS taxon details
Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775)
212213 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212213)
accepted
Species
Julis umbrostygma Rüppell, 1835 · unaccepted
Thalassoma semicaeruleus (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma umbrostigma (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 27, x [details]
page(s): 27, x [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212213 on 2025-09-01
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212213 on 2025-09-01
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(of ) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 27, x [details]
basis of record Randall, J.E. & A. Edwards (1982). A new Labrid fish of the Genus Thalassoma from the Pitcairn Group, with a review of related Indo- Pacific species. Journal of Aquariculture & Aquatic Sciences Vol. IV, No. 2. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 27, x [details]
basis of record Randall, J.E. & A. Edwards (1982). A new Labrid fish of the Genus Thalassoma from the Pitcairn Group, with a review of related Indo- Pacific species. Journal of Aquariculture & Aquatic Sciences Vol. IV, No. 2. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (51 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Thalassoma umbrostigma (Rüppell, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Julis umbrostygma Rüppell, 1835)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thalassoma purpureum)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Julis umbrostygma Rüppell, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma semicaeruleus (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma umbrostigma (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase images (Thalassoma purpureum, Oman, by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma purpureum USNM 402990 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma purpureum USNM 402991 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Thalassoma umbrostigma (Rüppell, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Julis umbrostygma Rüppell, 1835)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thalassoma purpureum)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Julis umbrostygma Rüppell, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma semicaeruleus (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma umbrostigma (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase images (Thalassoma purpureum, Oman, by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma purpureum USNM 402990 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma purpureum USNM 402991 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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Unreviewed
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