Thalassoma amblycephalum | University of the Philippines Mindanao | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Thalassoma amblycephalum
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Actinopterygii
  • Order » Labriformes
  • Family » Labridae
  • Genus » Thalassoma
  • Species » amblycephalum
  • Thalassoma amblycephalum
    (Bluntheaded wrasse)
  • Description »   (Wikipedia) Thalassoma amblycephalum, the blunt-headed wrasse, blue-headed wrasse, blue-headed zoe, moon wrasse, paddle-fin wrasse or two-tone wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is a reef inhabitant, being found in schools at depths from 1 to 15 m (3.3 to 49.2 ft). This species can reach 16 cm (6.3 in) in standard length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Panabo Public Market]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »  
  • Species ID by »  
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao
  • Collection Code »   DNSC_ND_008A
  • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »  
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524695
  • Curated by »   mafortaleza-dc (Maybelle Fortaleza)
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 13, 2024, 7:45 p.m.
  • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    ATTGGCACCCTCTACCTTGTGTTCGGCGCATGAGCCGGAATGGTAGGGACAGCCCTAAGCCTGCTCATTCGGGCAGAATTAAGCCAGCCCGGCGCCCTCCTTGGAGACGACCAGATTTATAACGTCATCGTCACAGCCCATGCATTTGTCATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATTGGAGGCTTCGGAAACTGACTAATTCCCCTAATGATTGGGGCCCCTGACATGGCCTTCCCTCGTATGAACAACATGAGCTTTTGGCTTCTTCCCCCTTCATTCCTTCTCCTTCTCGCTTCCTCTGGTGTTGAAGCAGGAGCCGGAACTGGGTGAACAGTTTATCCGCCCCTAGCAGGTAACCTTGCCCACGCTGGCGCATCCGTTGATCTCACTATCTTCTCTTTGCATCTAGCGGGTATTTCATCAATTTTAGGTGCAATCAACTTCATTACAACCATTGTTAATATGAAACCCCCTGCTATCTCTCAGTACCAGACACCCCTTTTCGTATGAGCCGTTCTAATTACAGCAGTCCTTCTTCTACTCTCTCTTCCAGTGCTTGCTGCCGGCATTACAATGCTCCTAACAGACCGAAATCTAAATACCACCTTCTTTGACCCTGCCGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATTCTTTATCAACATCTATTCTGA