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Thalassoma pavo (peacock wrasse; Parrotfish; Ornate wrasse; Wrasse)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The ornate wrasse, Thalassoma pavo, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Portugal to Gabon and the oceanic islands and into the Mediterranean Sea. This species inhabits areas of rocks and eelgrass in coastal waters at depths from 1 to 150 m (3.3 to 492.1 ft), though rarely below 50 m (160 ft). It can reach 25 cm (9.8 in) in length, though most do not exceed 20 cm (7.9 in). This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, is also popular as a game fish, and can be found in the aquarium trade.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Paracentrotus lividus (Purple sea urchin)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Coris julis (Wrasse)1
Diplodus sargus (White seabream)1
Labrus bergylta (Ballan wrasse)1
Pagellus acarne (Spanish seabream)1
Symphodus tinca (painted wrasse)1

Predators

Sphyraena viridensis (Yellow barracuda)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Hysterothylacium fabri[3]
Neobenedenia melleni[3]
Proctoeces maculatus[3]

External References

Citations

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1Consumers of sea urchins, Paracentrotus lividus and Arbacia lixula, in shallow Mediterranean rocky reefs, Paolo Guidetti, Helgol Mar Res (2004) 58:110–116
2FOOD HABITS, SCHOOLING AND PREDATORY BEHAVIOUR OF THE YELLOWMOUTH BARRACUDA, SPHYRAENA VIRIDENSIS (PERCIFORMES: SPHYRAENIDAE) IN THE AZORES, João Pedro BARREIROS, Ricardo Serrão SANTOS & Alfredo Emílio de BORBA, Cybium 2002, 26(2): 83-88.
3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0