Dr. John Turnbull, Marine Explorer, Australien
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Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775)
The Surge wrasse IS A colourful wrasse often seen in the surge zone on reef flats and reef margins.Females are greenish with a dark red V-shaped marking on the snout. Males are greenish-blue with two reddish stripes along the sides and a large blunt greenish-blue head with pinkish-purple markings.
Very similar to the Ladder Wrasse, Thalassoma trilobatum.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Synonymised names
Julis semicoeruleus Rüppell, 1835 · unaccepted
Julis umbrostygma Rüppell, 1835 · unaccepted
Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Thalassoma purpurea (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma purpurem (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma semicaeruleus (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma semicoeruleus (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted
Thalassoma umbrostigma (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma umbrostygma (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted
The Surge wrasse IS A colourful wrasse often seen in the surge zone on reef flats and reef margins.Females are greenish with a dark red V-shaped marking on the snout. Males are greenish-blue with two reddish stripes along the sides and a large blunt greenish-blue head with pinkish-purple markings.
Very similar to the Ladder Wrasse, Thalassoma trilobatum.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Synonymised names
Julis semicoeruleus Rüppell, 1835 · unaccepted
Julis umbrostygma Rüppell, 1835 · unaccepted
Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Thalassoma purpurea (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma purpurem (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma semicaeruleus (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma semicoeruleus (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted
Thalassoma umbrostigma (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma umbrostygma (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted
