Spot the Reef
Cortez Rainbow Wrasse

How to Identify Cortez Rainbow Wrasse Underwater

Thalassoma lucasanum

The Cortez rainbow wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Peru, as well as around the Galapagos Islands. It is a reef inhabitant, occurring in small schools at depths of from the surface to 64 m (210 ft), though rarely deeper than 25 m (82 ft)...

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