Sealife guideThe Klunzinger's wrasseThalassoma rueppellii
Taxonomy
- Common name: Klunzinger's wrasse
- French name: Girelle paon de Klunzinger
- Scientific name: Thalassoma rueppellii (Klunzinger, 1871)
- Family name: Labridae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Range
The Klunzinger's wrasse is an endemic species of the southern Red sea, distinguishing it from the fivestripe wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum), which has a similar appearance but is not found in the Red sea.
Within the same genus
Jansen's wrasse
(Thalassoma jansenii)
Surge wrasse
(Thalassoma purpureum)
Ornate wrasse
(Thalassoma pavo)
Saddle wrasse
(Thalassoma duperrey)
Sixbar wrasse
(Thalassoma hardwicke)
Sunset wrasse
(Thalassoma lutescens)
Moon wrasse
(Thalassoma lunare)
Within the same family
Batu coris
(Coris batuensis)
Philippines wrasse
(Pseudocoris bleekeri)
Blackspot razorfish
(Iniistius dea)
Rosy razorfish
(Xyrichtys martinicensis)
Hogfish
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
Checkerboard wrasse
(Halichoeres hortulanus)
Red sea thicklip wrasse
(Hemigymnus sexfasciatus)
Zigzag wrasse
(Halichoeres scapularis)
Explore also
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(Holocentrus adscensionis)
Leafy sea dragon
(Phycodurus eques)
Redfin emperor
(Monotaxis heterodon)
Parva goby
(Valenciennea parva)
Speckledfin grouper
(Epinephelus ongus)
Gray angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
Blue parrotfish
(Scarus coeruleus)
Eschmeyer's scorpionfish
(Rhinopias eschmeyeri)
The marine species from Red sea
Indian sailfin surgeonfish
(Zebrasoma desjardinii)
Klunzinger's wrasse
(Thalassoma rueppellii)
Longfin batfish
(Platax teira)
Red Sea fire sea urchin
(Asthenosoma marisrubri)
Sabre squirrelfish
(Sargocentron spiniferum)
Silvertip shark
(Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
Starry pufferfish
(Arothron stellatus)
Yellow-spotted triggerfish
(Pseudobalistes fuscus)
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