cortez rainbow wrasse

Scientific name Thalassoma lucasanum
Descriptor Gill
Year of description 1862
IUCN category (World) LC
Family Labridae
Genus Thalassoma
Thalassoma lucasanum Thalassoma lucasanum

Introduction

Thalassoma lucasanum, commonly known as cortez rainbow wrasse, is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

  • Type
  • Average size
    12 cm
  • Maximum size
    15 cm
  • Pattern
    rayure verticale
  • Type
  • Average size
    12 cm
  • Maximum size
    15 cm
  • Pattern
    rayure verticale

How to recognize the cortez rainbow wrasse ?

The cortez rainbow wrasse measures around 12 cm. The dominant males can however reach 15 cm. This fish is multicolore with a predominantly jaune and rose body. The also has jaune rayure verticale.

Sexual dimorphism

The adult male is bigger than the female.

Behaviour & Life cycle

  • diet
    carnivorous
  • Sociability
    living in a group or alone
  • territorial
    Yes
  • Way of living
    diurnal

The cortez rainbow wrasse is a fish living in a group or alone naturally found near the bottom. This species is carnivorous .

The cortez rainbow wrasse is a territorial animal that does not tolerate any incursions into its living area. It is particularly virulent against other territorial species and it can provoke heated fights. Relationships between conspecifics are also hectic, with each seeking to secure its place.

Reproduction

  • Reproduction
    ovipare qui pond en eau libre
  • Hermaphrodite
    protogynous_potentially

The cortez rainbow wrasse is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Temperature
    22 - 28 °C
  • Depth
    0 - 60 m
  • Flow
    Medium and Slow

Biotope presentation

The cortez rainbow wrasse is most often found at a depth between 0m and 60m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

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Bibliographic references

Aproximación a la dieta de Thalassoma lucasanum (familia Labridae) en el arrecife coralino de La Azufrada, isla Gorgona - Palacios-Narváez, S. - Valencia, B. - Giraldo, A. - Pacífico Oriental Tropical. Bull. Mar. Coast. Res. - 2020.

Efectos de la industria de peces ornamentales en Costa Rica sobre las poblaciones de la vieja de Cortés Thalassoma lucasanum. - McCauley, D.J. - Joyce, F.J. - Lowenstein, J.H. - Ciencias marinas - 2008.

Thalassoma lucasanum - Allen G. - D. Ross Robertson - Edgar, G. - Rivera, F. - Zapata, F. - Merlen, G. - Barraza, E. - Victor, B. - Medina, B. - The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - 2010.

Labridae. Viejas, doncellasas, señoritas. p. 1201-1225. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols - MARTIN F. GOMON - FAO Fisheries Synopsis - 1995.

Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific - Allen G. - D R Robertson - Hawaii Press - 1994.

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