Thalassoma heiseri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Thalassoma
Species: Thalassoma heiseri

Name

Thalassoma heiseri Randall & Edwards, 1984

Holotype: BPBM 16682. [Paratypes: AMS I.23852-001 (2); ANSP 151620 (1); BMNH 1983.5.26.1-2 (2); BPBM 12266 (8), 16511 (2), 16517 (7), 17004 (9), 17059 (8), 17179 (2); CAS 52483 (2); LACM 43453-1 (2); NSMT-P 21764-65 (1, 1); ROM 41785 (2); USNM 258659 (2)].

Type locality: Off Christian's Point, Pitcairn Island, southern Pacific, depth 12-18 meters.

References

• Randall, J.E. & Edwards, A.J. 1984. A new labrid fish of the genus Thalassoma from the Pitcairn Group, with a review of related Indo-Pacific species. Journal of Aquariculture & Aquatic Sciences 4(2): 13–32. Reference page. 
• Allen, G.R., N.J. Cross, C.J. Allen & M.F. Gomon 2006. Labridae. Labrinae (pp. 1368-1418). In: Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. Fishes.
• Thalassoma heiseri in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Heiser's Wrasse