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goldbar wrasse

Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Une girelle-paon à épaules jaunes (Thalassoma hebraicum) à la Réunion.

Une girelle-paon à épaules jaunes (Thalassoma hebraicum) à la Réunion.

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Open encyclopedia reference

The goldbar wrasse (Thalassoma hebraicum) is a species of wrasse native to the western Indian Ocean, where it inhabits reef environments at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft). This species can grow to 23 cm (9.1 in) in total length. It is a target of local traditional fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.

Wikipedia contributors, Goldbar wrasse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:10:28.340318+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801)
Name authority
(Lacepède, 1801)
Common name
goldbar wrasse
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Family
Labridae
Genus
Thalassoma
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
  11. subfamilyJulidinae Bonaparte, 1841
  12. genusThalassoma Swainson, 1839
  13. speciesThalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Thalassoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
bluntheaded wrasseThalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker, 1856)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thalassoma ascensionis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
blueheadThalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes, 1839)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
sunset wrasseThalassoma grammaticum Gilbert, 1890LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1830)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thalassoma heiseri Randall & Edwards, 1984LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1856)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cortez rainbow wrasseThalassoma lucasanum (Gill, 1862)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett, 1839)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thalassoma noronhanum (Boulenger, 1890)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Labrus hebraicus Lacepède, 1801 Lacepède, 1801synonym
Thalassoma herbraicum (Lacepède, 1801) (Lacepède, 1801)synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212207 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:55ZN8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.