Cortez Rainbow Wrasse
Thalassoma lucasanum
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Thalassoma
Where to Find
Found in 7 diving areas across 4 countries and 3 regions.
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 343 records
- Bocas del Toro, Panama - 256 records
- Coiba National Park, Panama - 254 records
- Sea of Cortez, Mexico - 111 records
- Socorro Islands, Mexico - 70 records
- Galápagos Islands, Ecuador - 705 records
- Isla de la Plata, Ecuador - 37 records