WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Julis nitida Günther, 1862) Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum, London.</em> 4: i-xxi + 1-534., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9419277 [details]
original description
(of Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791) Bloch, M. E. (1791). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 5. i-viii + 1-152, Pls. 253-288. page(s): 131, Pl. 283 [details]
context source (Bermuda)
Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys
(American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4)
. ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source
Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source
McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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] ![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/open-access.svg)
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds mainly on zooplankton and small benthic animals, but may also feed on ectoparasites of other fishes [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: 42.4°N to Bermuda, Florida (USA), southeastern Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean Sea to northern South America [details]
Habitat Inhabits reef areas, inshore bays and seagrass beds. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, aquariumfish [details]
Reproduction Spawn at midday throughout the year [details]
To Barcode of Life (74 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Julis nitida Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Bluehead Wrasse (initial phase))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Bluehead Wrasse)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thalassoma bifasciatum)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma nitida (Günther, 1862))
To FishBase (from synonym Julis nitida Günther, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalassoma bisfaciatum (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase images (Thalassoma bifasciatum, by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (293 nucleotides; 89 proteins) (from synonym Labrus bifasciatus Bloch, 1791)
To GenBank (293 nucleotides; 89 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma bifasciatum USNM 413502 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thalassoma bifasciatum USNM 413503 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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