Thalassoma purpureum

Thalassoma purpureum

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 purpureum

Name

Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775)

Neotype: SMF 12. Neotype designation by Fricke, 1999:445

Type locality: Jidda, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea.

Synonyms

• Julis semicoeruleus Rüppell, 1835
• Julis umbrostygma Rüppell, 1835
• Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775
• Thalassoma semicoeruleus (Rüppell, 1835)
• Thalassoma umbrostigma (Rüppell, 1835)
• Thalassoma umbrostygma (Rüppell, 1835)

References

• Forsskål, P. 1775: Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae. Descriptiones animalium quae in itinere ad Maris Australis terras per annos 1772 1773 et 1774 suscepto. : 1–20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map.
• 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 purpureum in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Surge Wrasse