WoRMS taxon details
Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775)
212213 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212213)
accepted
Species
Julis semicoeruleus Rüppell, 1835 · unaccepted
Julis umbrostygma Rüppell, 1835 · unaccepted
Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Thalassoma purpurea (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma purpurem (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma semicaeruleus (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma semicoeruleus (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted
Thalassoma umbrostigma (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalassoma umbrostygma (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775) Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. <em>Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae.</em> 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map. [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18564
page(s): 27, x [details]
page(s): 27, x [details]
Description Found almost exclusively in the surge zone of outer reef flats, reef margins, and rocky coastlines, down to a depth of...
Description Found almost exclusively in the surge zone of outer reef flats, reef margins, and rocky coastlines, down to a depth of about 10 m (Ref. 5213). Feeds on small invertebrates (crabs, sea urchins, brittlestars) and small fishes. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212213 on 2024-04-19
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(of Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775) Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. <em>Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae.</em> 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map. [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18564
page(s): 27, x [details]
basis of record Randall, J.E. & A. Edwards (1982). A new Labrid fish of the Genus Thalassoma from the Pitcairn Group, with a review of related Indo- Pacific species. Journal of Aquariculture & Aquatic Sciences Vol. IV, No. 2. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 27, x [details]
basis of record Randall, J.E. & A. Edwards (1982). A new Labrid fish of the Genus Thalassoma from the Pitcairn Group, with a review of related Indo- Pacific species. Journal of Aquariculture & Aquatic Sciences Vol. IV, No. 2. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Found almost exclusively in the surge zone of outer reef flats, reef margins, and rocky coastlines, down to a depth of about 10 m (Ref. 5213). Feeds on small invertebrates (crabs, sea urchins, brittlestars) and small fishes. [details]Remark Closely related to T. fuscum (Lacepede)<307> [details]
To Barcode of Life (51 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Julis semicoeruleus Rüppell, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Thalassoma umbrostigma (Rüppell, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Thalassoma umbrostygma (Rüppell, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Thalassoma purpurea (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Julis umbrostygma Rüppell, 1835)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis umbrostygma Rüppell, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma semicaeruleus (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma umbrostigma (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma semicoeruleus (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma umbrostygma (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis semicoeruleus Rüppell, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma purpurea (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma purpurem (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase images (Thalassoma purpureum, Oman, by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.)
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma purpureum USNM 402990 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma purpureum USNM 402991 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Julis semicoeruleus Rüppell, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Thalassoma umbrostigma (Rüppell, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Thalassoma umbrostygma (Rüppell, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Thalassoma purpurea (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Julis umbrostygma Rüppell, 1835)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis umbrostygma Rüppell, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma semicaeruleus (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma umbrostigma (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma semicoeruleus (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma umbrostygma (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis semicoeruleus Rüppell, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma purpurea (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma purpurem (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase images (Thalassoma purpureum, Oman, by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.)
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma purpureum USNM 402990 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma purpureum USNM 402991 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
