Saltwater
Christmas wrasse
Thalassoma trilobatum
Labridae, Corinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 30 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 648 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, France, French Polynesia, and 31 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found solitary or in groups in shallow exposed reef flats, usually with rock-base and mixed coral and algae. Also occurs in surge-swept reef flats, reef margins, and clear rocky shorelines, but may venture to deeper waters up to 10 m. Benthopelagic. Feeds on crustaceans (especially crabs), mollusks, and ophiuroids (brittle stars).
Other names
Other scientific names
- Labrus fuscus
- Labrus trilobatus
- Thalassoma fuscum
- Thalassoma fuscus
- Thalassoma umbrostygma
In other languages
- Stigegylte
- Green-barred wrasse, Green-blocked wrasse, Ladder wrasse, Lagger wrasse, Parrotfish, Wrasse
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.