Sixbar Wrasse
Thalassoma hardwicke
The Sixbar Wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke) is a tropical marine fish of the family Labridae. It lives on and around reefs, between 0 and 15 m deep. It grows to 25 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 25 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 0–15 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
0 m15 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyLabridae
- GenusThalassoma
- SpeciesThalassoma hardwicke
Quick answers
- Sixbar Wrasse size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 25 cm (total length).
- Sixbar Wrasse: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Lunare wrasseThalassoma lunare
Jansen's WrasseThalassoma jansenii
Sunset WrasseThalassoma lutescens
Blackbarred WrasseThalassoma nigrofasciatum
Christmas WrasseThalassoma trilobatum
Fivestripe WrasseThalassoma quinquevittatum
Blue-headed WrasseThalassoma amblycephalum
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.