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Thalassoma cupido  (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

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Thalassoma cupido
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Thalassoma: Greek, thalassa = the sea + Greek, soma = body; the colour of the sea (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal.   Subtropical, preferred ?; 45°N - 30°N

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Northwest Pacific: Japan to Taiwan.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559); common length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Commercially cultured in Japan.

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Pelagic spawner.

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Westneat, Mark | Collaborators

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Aquarium: commercial
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