Fivestripe wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum)

Scientific name: Thalassoma quinquevittatum Lay & Bennett, 1839

Fivestripe wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum)

The Fivestripe wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum) is a marine fish of the family Labridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Males display with brilliant colors, red lines turning purple and often the abdomen bright yellow. Two uneven red stripes on dorsal half of body, 1 from below dorsal-fin origin onto upper caudal lobe, the other from above pectoral-fin base to caudal peduncle. Pectoral fins with green base and dark pectoral fins (Ref 9823).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Thalassoma quinquevittatum
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.0
Depth range
0–40 m (0–131 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 40 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands. Replaced by Thalassoma cupido from southern Japan to Taiwan, Thalassoma heiseri in Pitcairn, and Thalassoma loxum at Oman. Reported hybrids with Thalassoma jansenii in Banda Sea, Indonesia and with Thalassoma nigrofasciatum in Holmes Reef, Coral Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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