Biology:Thalassoma robertsoni
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Thalassoma |
| Species: | T. robertsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Thalassoma robertsoni G. R. Allen, 1995
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Thalassoma robertsoni is a species of wrasse only known to occur in the waters around Clipperton Island. It occurs at depths from 3 to 50 m (9.8 to 164.0 ft) on the outer reef slope and shows a preference for strong wave action . This species can reach 7.8 cm (3.1 in) in standard length. The specific name of this species honours Dr. D. Ross Robertson of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in recognition of his contribution to the study of reef fishes.[2]
References
- ↑ Allen, G.; Edgar, G. (2015). "Thalassoma robertsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T183703A85698513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015.RLTS.T183703A85698513.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/183703/85698513. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Thalassoma robertsoni" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2386311 entry
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