Sealife guideThe sixbar wrasseThalassoma hardwicke

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 !
Within the same genus
Jansen's wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii)
Jansen's wrasse
(Thalassoma jansenii)
Surge wrasse (Thalassoma purpureum)
Surge wrasse
(Thalassoma purpureum)
Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)
Ornate wrasse
(Thalassoma pavo)
Saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey)
Saddle wrasse
(Thalassoma duperrey)
Klunzinger's wrasse (Thalassoma rueppellii)
Klunzinger's wrasse
(Thalassoma rueppellii)
Sunset wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens)
Sunset wrasse
(Thalassoma lutescens)
Moon wrasse (Thalassoma lunare)
Moon wrasse
(Thalassoma lunare)
Within the same family
Bluelined wrasse (Stethojulis albovittata)
Bluelined wrasse
(Stethojulis albovittata)
Philippines wrasse (Pseudocoris bleekeri)
Philippines wrasse
(Pseudocoris bleekeri)
Peacock razorfish (Iniistius pavo)
Peacock razorfish
(Iniistius pavo)
Yellowhead wrasse (Halichoeres garnoti)
Yellowhead wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
Fourline wrasse (Larabicus quadrilineatus)
Fourline wrasse
(Larabicus quadrilineatus)
Canary wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus)
Canary wrasse
(Halichoeres chrysus)
Blackbelt hogfish (Bodianus mesothorax)
Blackbelt hogfish
(Bodianus mesothorax)
Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)
Humphead wrasse
(Cheilinus undulatus)
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Blue chromis
(Azurina cyanea)
Pale damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon indicus)
Pale damselfish
(Amblyglyphidodon indicus)
Leafy sea dragon (Phycodurus eques)
Leafy sea dragon
(Phycodurus eques)
Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)
Atlantic mackerel
(Scomber scombrus)
Small red scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata)
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(Scorpaena notata)
Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri)
Blackside hawkfish
(Paracirrhites forsteri)
Leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus)
Leaf scorpionfish
(Taenianotus triacanthus)
Banded pipefish (Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus)
Banded pipefish
(Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus)

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