Surge Wrasse
Thalassoma purpureum
The Surge Wrasse (Thalassoma purpureum) is a tropical marine fish of the family Labridae. It lives on and around reefs, between 0 and 10 m deep. It grows to 46 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 46 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 0–10 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 m10 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyLabridae
- GenusThalassoma
- SpeciesThalassoma purpureum
Quick answers
- Surge Wrasse size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 46 cm (total length).
- Surge Wrasse: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Lunare wrasseThalassoma lunare
Sunset WrasseThalassoma lutescens
Christmas WrasseThalassoma trilobatum
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwicke
Jansen's WrasseThalassoma jansenii
Blackbarred WrasseThalassoma nigrofasciatum
Fivestripe WrasseThalassoma quinquevittatum
Blue-headed WrasseThalassoma amblycephalum
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.