St. Helena wrasse
| St. Helena wrasse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Thalassoma |
| Species: | T. sanctahelenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Thalassoma sanctahelenae (Valenciennes, 1839)
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The St. Helena wrasse (Thalassoma sanctahelenae) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. This poorly known species is endemic to the waters around St. Helena.[2] It is a species associated with reef sand it is found in shallow coastal waters in the vicinity of rocks and rocky reefs.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Pollard, D. & Choat, H. (2010). "Thalassoma sanctaehelenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187377A8518039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187377A8518039.en. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Thalassoma sanctahelenae" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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