Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Saddle Wrasse
Thalassoma duperrey
Saddle Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Thalassoma duperrey
Size: 7 to 10 in. (18 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 5-70 ft. (2-21 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Thalassoma (Genus)
        └T. duperrey (Species)

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