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Surge Wrasse

Thalassoma purpureum

Seabook: Surge Wrasse

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Max Depth

10 m

Description

The surge wrasse (Thalassoma purpureum), also known as the green-blocked wrasse, purple wrasse or red and green wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the southeast Atlantic Ocean through the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where it inhabits reefs and rocky coastlines in areas of heavy wave action at depths from the surface to 10 m... Read more in Seabook

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Colors

yellow
green
blue
purple
pink
red

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Group

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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