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Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Thalassoma: Greek, thalassa = the sea + Greek, soma = body; the colour of the sea (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 150 m (Ref. 2683), usually 1 - 50 m (Ref. 4742). Subtropical; 18°C - 25°C (Ref. 130600); 46°N - 1°S, 32°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to south of Cape Lopez, Gabon and including the islands of Azores, Madeira, Canary, São Tomé and Annobon. Also in the Mediterranean.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4742); common length : 20.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4742)
Inhabits coastal waters near rocks and eel-grass beds. Usually solitary, sometimes in small groups. Feeds on small mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 4742). Protogynous hermaphrodite, with distinct sexual dichromatism (Ref. 5292). Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 4742).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Gomon, M.F. and P. Forsyth, 1990. Labridae. p. 868-882. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon, SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 5292)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; pesca deportiva: si; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 14.9 - 21.6, mean 18.7 °C (based on 294 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00430 - 0.02222), b=3.05 (2.88 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.7 ±0.20 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 34.5 [16.9, 74.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.592 [0.326, 1.148] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [16.3, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.254 [0.146, 0.436] g/100g; Selenium = 16.2 [8.0, 31.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 76.5 [23.0, 320.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.952 [0.615, 1.593] mg/100g (wet weight);