‹ Fish Finder· #266
Yellow-brown Wrasse
Thalassoma lutescens
Bislamasop · glisfis— names this kind of animal, not this species alone
commonyellowgreenschoolingmediumreef
- Habitat
- Reef
- Max size
- 30 cm
- Depth
- 1-30 m
- Family
- Labridae
The yellow-brown wrasse or sunset wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where they are found from Sri Lanka to the Hawaiian Islands and from southern Japan to Australia. An inhabitant of coral reefs, it occurs in schools at depths from 1 to 30 m. It can reach 30 cm (12 in) in total length. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
Side by side, with what tells them apart.
