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Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Thalassoma: Greek, thalassa = the sea + Greek, soma = body; the colour of the sea (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 30 m (Ref. 9710), usually 3 - 30 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 27115)
Western Indian Ocean: south to Algoa Bay, South Africa.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4392)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 8; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 13; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 11.
Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs and is usually found on patch reefs or rocks (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Randall, J.E., 1986. Labridae. p. 683-706. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4392)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: pesca di sussistenza; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.2 - 27.8, mean 26.8 °C (based on 108 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00430 - 0.02222), b=3.05 (2.88 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 64.6 [39.4, 104.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.636 [0.376, 1.151] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [15.7, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.146 [0.097, 0.220] g/100g; Selenium = 24.9 [15.6, 43.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 127 [40, 450] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.52 [1.07, 2.35] mg/100g (wet weight);
