Thalassoma ballieui Ballieu's wrasse, Blacktail wrasse, Old woman wrasse

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AphiaID:: 273577

Scientific:: Thalassoma ballieui
German:: Schwarzschwanz-Junker
English:: Ballieu's Wrasse, Blacktail Wrasse, Old Woman Wrasse

Category:: Wrasses
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Thalassoma (Genus) > ballieui (Species)
Initial determination:: (Vaillant & Sauvage, ), 1875

Occurrence:: Endemic species, Hawaii, Johnston Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 15.75" (40 cm)
Temperature:: - (22,5°C - 28,0°C)
Food:: Carrion, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Detritus, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Rock lobster, Snails, Starfishs
Tank:: 329.97 gal (~ 1500L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-04-18 18:59:02
Last edit:: 2019-01-01 16:35:35

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(Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)

The Blacktail wrasse is an inquisitive, pugnacious species and locally common on shallow reefs where it feeds upon invertebrates.

Juveniles are greenish-yellow with reddish brown scale edges, adults grayish-brown with dark scale edges, males with a dark head, tail and pectoral fins.

Remarks: The wrasse will attains 15 inches!!

Synonyms:
Julis ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875
Julis obscura Günther, 1880
Julis verticalis Smith & Swain, 1882

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Thalassoma (Genus) > Thalassoma ballieui (Species)

Thalassoma ballieui Ballieu's wrasse, Blacktail wrasse, Old woman wrasse

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