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Jansen's wrasse
Thalassoma jansenii
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Jansen's wrasse
- Scientific
- Thalassoma jansenii
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 20 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 15 m (usually 1 to 12 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A wrasse with a mostly black body crossed by one or two broad white to yellow bands, reaching about 20 cm. It lives in groups on exposed reef crests.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Thalassoma-jansenii.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Thalassoma_jansenii_296699870.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.