Thalassoma hebraicum
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Thalassoma hebraicum is a Wrasse
from the Western Indian Ocean
. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 23 cm in length.
Wrasse
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 82 genera, which are divided into nine subgroups or tribes....
from the Western Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 23 cm in length.