#2289 · 🐟 fish

Moon Wrasse

Thalassoma lunare

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The moon wrasse ( also known as crescent wrasse ) ( Thalassoma lunare ) is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. 6 ft). Moon wrasses are carnivorous and tend to prey on fish eggs and small sea-floor dwelling invertebrates. This species can reach 45 cm (18 in) in total length. It is of minor importance to local...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,871iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
5,871 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).