Bluehead wrasse

(Thalassoma bifasciatum)

Description

Especially the fish first described by Bloch had 1791 Thalassoma bifasciatum.The Thalassoma bifasciatum covered kahenera Thalassoma the family Labridae.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Perciformes

Family:Labridae

Genus:Thalassoma

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