Thalassoma ascensionis Greenfish

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Scientific:: Thalassoma ascensionis
German:: Lippfisch
English:: Greenfish

Category:: Wrasses
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Thalassoma (Genus) > ascensionis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1834

Occurrence:: Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, East-Atlantic Ocean, Endemic species, São Tomé e Principé
Sea depth:: 1 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: ~ 22-25°C
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Frozen food (small sorts), Mysis
Tank:: 329.97 gal (~ 1500L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Data deficient (DD)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-02-18 08:48:44
Last edit:: 2019-01-01 16:30:37

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Thalassoma ascensionis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Greenfish

Littoral, near rocks and seagrass

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
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