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Thalassoma ballieui (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)

Blacktail wrasse
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Thalassoma: Greek, thalassa = the sea + Greek, soma = body; the colour of the sea (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Vaillant & Sauvage.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 60 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical

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Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 26145)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Benthopelagic over coral and rocks (Ref. 58302). Feeds on benthic invertebrates and small fishes (Ref. 9710).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97. (Ref. 35918)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 March 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 20.7 - 25.3, mean 22.9 °C (based on 6 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00430 - 0.02123), b=3.06 (2.89 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 41.5 [25.8, 68.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.535 [0.319, 0.941] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [15.8, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.148 [0.100, 0.217] g/100g; Selenium = 31.8 [19.8, 54.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 108 [34, 383] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.2 [0.9, 1.8] mg/100g (wet weight);