Thalassoma loxum

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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 loxum

Name

Thalassoma loxum Randall & Mee, 1994

Holotype: BPBM 35732. [Paratypes: BMNH 1993.8.26.1-3 (3); BPBM 34409 (1), 34499 (1), 35733 (10); CAS 80474 (1); USNM 326312 (3)].

Type locality: South coast, Hoone's Bay, Oman, Arabian Sea, 16°58'00"N, 54°42'50"E, depth 0.5 meters.

References

• Randall, J.E. & Mee, J.K.L. 1994. A new labrid fish of the genus Thalassoma from Oman. Fauna of Saudia Arabia 14: 303–308.
• 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 loxum in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Wrasse