Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Blackbar Wrasse
Thalassoma nigrofasciatum
Blackbar Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Thalassoma nigrofasciatum
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, Fiji
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. nigrofasciatum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273587🔗
iNaturalist ID: 113983🔗

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