Cortez rainbow wrasse
Species of fish
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The Cortez rainbow wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Peru, as well as around the Galapagos Islands. It is a reef inhabitant, occurring in small schools from the surface to depths of 64 m (210 ft), though rarely deeper than 25 m (82 ft) or shallower than 2 m (6.6 ft).[2] It is generally very common. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1] This species can reach 15 cm (5.9 in) in total length.[2] It feeds on small organisms such as crustaceans, plankton and fish eggs, and the young are cleaner fish.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Thalassoma |
| Species: | T. lucasanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Thalassoma lucasanum (T. N. Gill, 1862) | |
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