Moon Wrasse
Thalassoma lunare
Also known as: Blue Wrasse, Crescent Wrasse, Green-and-Blue Labridae, Green Parrot Wrasse, Lunare Wrasse, Lunate-tailed Wrasse, Lyretail Lunare Wrasse, Lyretail Wrasse, Rainbowfish, Sandreef Wrasse
- Blue Wrasse
- Crescent Wrasse
- Green-and-Blue Labridae
- Green Parrot Wrasse
- Lunare Wrasse
- Lunate-tailed Wrasse
- Lyretail Lunare Wrasse
- Lyretail Wrasse
- Rainbowfish
- Sandreef Wrasse
Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.
Overview
Juveniles are olive green to greenish brown above and blue below, with faint pink and purple bands on the face, a black spot on the dorsal fin and another at the base of the tail. The tail fin is square-cut at this stage rather than the crescent shape of adults.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.
- Range · Indo-Pacific
- Country only · 20
Juvenile photos 20
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