Thalassoma duperrey

(Saddle Wrasse, Saddle Wrasse, Saddle-Back Wrasse, Saddle-Back Wrasse)

Overview:

Family: Wrasses; Occurs in clear lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Feeds mainly on benthic animals. Juveniles and adults sometimes act as cleaners (Ref. 9710). Spawning occurs either in aggregations by fish in the initial color phase or in pairs, typically with the terminal male being much larger than the female.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Actinopterygii Cope 1887 - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Order: Perciformes - Perch-like Fishes
        Suborder: Labroidei - Parrotfishes, Rainbowfishes
        Series: Percomorpha
        Family: Labridae - Wrasses
        Genus: Thalassoma Swainson, 1839
        Specific name: duperrey (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
        Scientific name: Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Unambiguous Synonyms:

Julis duperrey Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Thalassoma duperreyi (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name.

Physical Description

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Family Labridae:

Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Protrusible mouth. Most jaw teeth with gaps between them; teeth usually jutting outward. Dorsal fin 8-21 spines (usually less than15), 6-21 soft rays. Anal fin 4-6 spines (often 3), 7-18 soft rays. Cycloid scales, generally large to moderate, 25-80 along the side (may be small and over 100 if small. Lateral line interrupted or continuous. Vertebrae 23-42. Snout elongated in the genus Gomphosus. Size, shape and color very diversified. Most species are sand burrowers; carnivores on benthic invertebrates; also planktivores, and some small species remove ectoparasites of larger fishes. Most species change color and sex with growth, from an initial phase (IP) of both males and females, the latter able to change sex into an often brilliantly colored terminal male phase (TP). Males dominate several females; all Indo-Pacific species are pelagic spawners. Most species do well in aquaria, and young Coris are particularly popular. Maximum length about 2.3 m, many are less than 15 cm, the shortest being 4.5 cm. Medium to large species are important food fishes.

The family Labridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 60 genera and 500 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is labriform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Paleocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name: Latin, labrum = furious

Images:

Thalassoma duperrey Thalassoma duperrey Unsexed specimen of Thalassoma duperrey Date Taken: April 11, 1984
Location Taken: Johnston I. 15° 15\' N 168° 54\' W Depth: 2 meters. Source: Randall, J.E. (1997). Randall\'s tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 62234

Thalassoma duperrey Thalassoma duperrey Unsexed specimen of Thalassoma duperrey Date Taken: September 30, 1968
Location Taken: Moku Manu Oahu 21° 28\' N 157° 43\' W Depth: 18 meters. Source: Randall, J.E. (1997). Randall\'s tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 62228

Thalassoma duperrey Thalassoma duperrey Unsexed specimen of Thalassoma duperrey
Location Taken: 15° 15\' N 168° 54\' W Source: Randall, J.E. (1997). Randall\'s underwater photos. Collection of over 2,000 underwater photos (slides). Unpublished. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 62227

Thalassoma duperrey Thalassoma duperrey Male Thalassoma duperrey Date Taken: September 20, 1970
Location Taken: Kahe Pt. Oahu 21° 21\' N 158° 7\' W Source: Randall, J.E. (1997). Randall\'s tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 62230

Thalassoma duperrey Thalassoma duperrey Male Thalassoma duperrey Date Taken: April 09, 1984
Location Taken: Sand Island Source: Randall, J.E. (1997). Randall\'s tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 62231

Thalassoma duperrey Thalassoma duperrey Unsexed specimen of Thalassoma duperrey Date Taken: April 07, 1984
Location Taken: Johnston I. 15° 15\' N 168° 54\' W Source: Randall, J.E. (1997). Randall\'s tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 62235

Thalassoma duperrey Thalassoma duperrey Male Thalassoma duperrey Date Taken: June 19, 1969
Location Taken: Oahu 21° 28\' N 157° 58\' W Source: Randall, J.E. (1997). Randall\'s tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 62229

Thalassoma duperrey Thalassoma duperrey Unsexed specimen of Thalassoma duperrey Date Taken: April 09, 1984
Location Taken: Sand Island Source: Randall, J.E. (1997). Randall\'s tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 62232

Distribution

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Range and Population

Eastern Central Pacific: Johnston^[1] and Hawaiian islands.

Habitat

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Biome

Saltwater. Reef-associated.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Thalassoma:

There are approximately 102 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: T. ablycephalum · T. ambly cephalum · T. amblycephaium · T. amblycephalum (Bluehead Wrasse) · T. aneitense · T. ascensionis (Greenfish) · T. baillieui · T. balheui · T. ballicui · T. ballieni · T. ballieui (Ballieu's Wrasse) · T. berendti · T. bicatenatus · T. bifasciata · T. bifasciatum (Blue Head) · T. bifasciatus · T. bifasciatuus · T. bifascratum · T. bivittata · T. caeruleomayinata · T. caerulomayinata · T. chlorurus · T. cranei · T. cupido (Cupid Wrasse) · T. dorsale · T. dorsalis · T. duberry · T. duferrey · T. dupenney · T. duperrcyi · T. duperrei · T. duperrey (Saddle Wrasse) · T. duperry · T. duperryi · T. dupperyi · T. fuliginosus · T. trilobatum · T. genivittatum (Red-Cheek Wrasse) · T. grammaticum (Sunset Wrasse) · T. grammaticus · T. guluquerittata · T. guntheri · T. güntheri · T. hadrwicke · T. hardwicke (Parrotfish) · T. hebracium · T. hebraica · T. hebraicum (Crossbanded Wrasse) · T. hebraicus · T. heiseri · T. herbraicum · T. herrei · T. nigrofasciatum · T. jansenii (Jansen's Wrasse) · T. klunzinger · T. locasanum · T. loxum · T. lucasanum (Bluehead Wrasse) · T. lucasanus · T. lucusanum · T. lunar · T. lunare (Blue Wrasse) · T. lunaris · T. lutescens (Green Moon Wrasse) · T. marnae · T. mascarenum · T. melanoptera · T. neanis · T. newtoni · T. nigrofasciatum · T. pavo · T. nitidum · T. nitidus · T. noronhana · T. noronhanum (Noronha Wrasse) · T. pauotorquato · T. pavo (Ornate Wrasse) · T. pavo lemiscata · T. pavo linn · T. pavo taeniata · T. pavo torquata · T. pavos · T. purpureum (Parrotfish) · T. purpureus · T. pyrrhovinctum · T. quinquevittatum (Blackspot Wrasse) · T. quinquinevittata · T. quinquivittatum · T. robertsoni · T. roseus · T. rueppellii (Klunzinger's Wrasse) · T. sanctaehelenae (Greenfish) · T. schwanefeldii · T. hebraicum · T. septemfasciata (Seven-Banded Wrasse) · T. socorroense · T. steindachneri · T. trilobata · T. trilobatum (Christmas Wrasse) · T. umbrastigma

Bibliography

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Parenti, Paola, and John E. Randall 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, no. 68. J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology. Rhodes Univ., Grahamstown, South Africa. 97.
Randall, J.E. (1985). Guide to Hawaiian reef fishes. Harrowood Books, Newtown Square, PA 19073, USA.
Randall, J.E., P.S. Lobel and E.H. Chave (1985). Annotated checklist of the fishes of Johnston Island. Pac. Sci. 39(1):24-80.

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Notes

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Contributors:

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
FishBase
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
Westneat, Mark (from FishBase).

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers:

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 170571
Fishbase Species ID: 7770
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 113021
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 126453

Footnotes:

Randall, J.E., P.S. Lobel and E.H. Chave (1985). Annotated checklist of the fishes of Johnston Island. Pac. Sci. 39(1):24-80.

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