Blunt-headed Wrasse
Thalassoma amblycephalum
Also known as: Bluehead Wrasse, Blue-headed Wrasse, Blunthead Wrasse, Blunt-headed Wrasse, Lunate-tailed Wrasse, Moon Wrasse, Paddlefin Wrasse, Rainbow Wrasse, Twotone Wrasse
- Bluehead Wrasse
- Blue-headed Wrasse
- Blunthead Wrasse
- Blunt-headed Wrasse
- Lunate-tailed Wrasse
- Moon Wrasse
- Paddlefin Wrasse
- Rainbow Wrasse
- Twotone Wrasse
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Overview
Juveniles carry a wide dark stripe from the snout through the eye to the base of the tail, with yellow above and below it on the tail base and tail lobes. Small juveniles keep close to the reef, whereas adults may gather in large schools in open water to feed on plankton.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.
- Range · Indo-Pacific
- Exact location · 1
- Country only · 27
Juvenile photos 28
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