Surge Wrasse

Thalassoma purpureum

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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

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Seychelles Papua New Guinea New Zealand +20 more in Seabook

Colors

yellow

green

blue

purple

pink

red

Edible

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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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