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Surge wrasse
Thalassoma purpureum
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Surge wrasse
- Scientific
- Thalassoma purpureum
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 46 cm (total length); max. published weight 1.2 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 10 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A large, green wrasse with pink to red lines; females have a V-shaped mark on the snout. It reaches about 46 cm and lives almost only in the surge zone of reef flats and rocky shores.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Thalassoma-purpureum.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Surge_wrasse,_terminal_phase_-_Thalassoma_purpureum.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.