Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Cortez Rainbow Wrasse
Thalassoma lucasanum
Cortez Rainbow Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Thalassoma lucasanum
Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Depth: 10-160 ft. (3-50 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Thalassoma (Genus)

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