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Fivestripe wrasse
Thalassoma quinquevittatum
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Fivestripe wrasse
- Scientific
- Thalassoma quinquevittatum
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 17 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 40 m (usually 1 to 5 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small wrasse with green and red to purple stripes and, in males, a bright yellow belly, reaching about 17 cm. It is abundant in shallow, surge-exposed areas with gutters and plate corals.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Thalassoma-quinquevittatum.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Labridae_-_Thalassoma_quinquevittatum-001.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.