Blue-headed Wrasse
Thalassoma amblycephalum
The Blue-headed Wrasse (Thalassoma amblycephalum) is a subtropical marine fish of the family Labridae. It lives on and around reefs, between 0 and 15 m deep. It grows to 16.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 16.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Depth
- 0–15 m
- Climate zone
- Subtropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Subtropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
0 m15 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyLabridae
- GenusThalassoma
- SpeciesThalassoma amblycephalum
Quick answers
- Blue-headed Wrasse size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 16.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Blue-headed Wrasse: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Lunare wrasseThalassoma lunare
Fivestripe WrasseThalassoma quinquevittatum
Jansen's WrasseThalassoma jansenii
Blackbarred WrasseThalassoma nigrofasciatum
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwicke
Sunset WrasseThalassoma lutescens
Christmas WrasseThalassoma trilobatum
Surge WrasseThalassoma purpureum
Leopard wrasseMacropharyngodon meleagris
Cleaner wrasseLabroides dimidiatus
Melanurus wrasseHalichoeres melanurus
Scott's fairy wrasseCirrhilabrus scottorum
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.