Sealife guideThe sixbar wrasseThalassoma hardwicke
Last updated on 07/11/2024 at 12:13 AM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Sixbar wrasse
- French name: Girelle paon à taches d'encre
- Scientific name: Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1830)
- Family name: Labridae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The sixbar wrasse is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The sixbar wrasse appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !
The sixbar wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke) © Seadam | Dreamstime.com
The sixbar wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke) © Kira Volkov | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Jansen's wrasse
(Thalassoma jansenii)
(Thalassoma jansenii)
Klunzinger's wrasse
(Thalassoma rueppellii)
(Thalassoma rueppellii)
Moon wrasse
(Thalassoma lunare)
(Thalassoma lunare)
Ornate wrasse
(Thalassoma pavo)
(Thalassoma pavo)
Saddle wrasse
(Thalassoma duperrey)
(Thalassoma duperrey)
Sunset wrasse
(Thalassoma lutescens)
(Thalassoma lutescens)
Surge wrasse
(Thalassoma purpureum)
(Thalassoma purpureum)
Within the same family
Exquisite fairy wrasse
(Cirrhilabrus exquisitus)
(Cirrhilabrus exquisitus)
Five-spotted wrasse
(Symphodus roissali)
(Symphodus roissali)
Fourline wrasse
(Larabicus quadrilineatus)
(Larabicus quadrilineatus)
Half and half wrasse
(Hemigymnus melapterus)
(Hemigymnus melapterus)
Lyretail hogfish
(Bodianus anthioides)
(Bodianus anthioides)
Pearly razorfish
(Xyrichtys novacula)
(Xyrichtys novacula)
Yellowblotch razorfish
(Iniistius aneitensis)
(Iniistius aneitensis)
Zigzag wrasse
(Halichoeres scapularis)
(Halichoeres scapularis)
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(Halophryne diemensis)
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(Cephalopholis argus)
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(Canthigaster margaritata)
(Canthigaster margaritata)
Queen triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
(Balistes vetula)
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