WoRMS taxon details
Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791)
159786 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159786)
accepted
Species
Chlorichthys bifasciatus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 · unaccepted
Julis nitida Günther, 1862 · unaccepted
Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791 · unaccepted
Thalassoma bisfaciatum (Bloch, 1791) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma nitida (Günther, 1862) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791) Bloch, M. E. (1791). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 5. i-viii + 1-152, Pls. 253-288.
page(s): 131, Pl. 283 [details]
page(s): 131, Pl. 283 [details]
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. (2023). FishBase. Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159786 on 2023-12-07
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original description
(of Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791) Bloch, M. E. (1791). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 5. i-viii + 1-152, Pls. 253-288.
page(s): 131, Pl. 283 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://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]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H.L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéque, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C.W.; Mooney, T.A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L.K.; Rice, A.N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Sprie, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M.J.G. Underwater Soniferous Behavior Trait Provided in the World Register of Marine Species. <em>(In preparation).</em> [details]
page(s): 131, Pl. 283 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://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]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H.L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéque, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C.W.; Mooney, T.A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L.K.; Rice, A.N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Sprie, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M.J.G. Underwater Soniferous Behavior Trait Provided in the World Register of Marine Species. <em>(In preparation).</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio 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 (74 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 nitida (Günther, 1862))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis nitida Günther, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma bisfaciatum (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791)
To FishBase images (Thalassoma bifasciatum, by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda)
To GenBank (293 nucleotides; 76 proteins)
To GenBank (293 nucleotides; 76 proteins) (from synonym Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
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 nitida (Günther, 1862))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis nitida Günther, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma bisfaciatum (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791)
To FishBase images (Thalassoma bifasciatum, by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda)
To GenBank (293 nucleotides; 76 proteins)
To GenBank (293 nucleotides; 76 proteins) (from synonym Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma bifasciatum USNM 413502 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma bifasciatum USNM 413503 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
