Sunset Wrasse
Thalassoma lutescens
The Sunset Wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens) is a subtropical marine fish of the family Labridae. It lives on and around reefs, between 0 and 30 m deep. It grows to 30 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 30 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 0–30 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 m30 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyLabridae
- GenusThalassoma
- SpeciesThalassoma lutescens
Quick answers
- Sunset Wrasse size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 30 cm (total length).
- Sunset Wrasse: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Lunare wrasseThalassoma lunare
Christmas WrasseThalassoma trilobatum
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwicke
Jansen's WrasseThalassoma jansenii
Blackbarred WrasseThalassoma nigrofasciatum
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.