Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Sixbar Wrasse
Thalassoma hardwicke
Sixbar Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Thalassoma hardwicke
Size: Up to 7 in. (18cm)  
Depth: 6-45 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Thalassoma (Genus)
        └T. hardwicke (Species)
WoRMS ID: 212217🔗
iNaturalist ID: 67963🔗

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