Species sheet
Christmas wrasse
Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède, 1801)
AnimalsLabres, girelles, napoléons,...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Green-barred wrasseBritish English
- Green-blocked wrasseBritish English
- Ladder wrasseBritish English
- Lagger wrasseBritish English
- Doncella navideñaEuropean Spanish
- Girelle-paon clownFrench (France)
- Girelle de NoëlFrench (France)
- Pixe-verde de NatalEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Julis abhortani
- Julis aran
- Julis bicatenatus
- Julis formosus
- Julis souleyetii
- Labrus fuscus
- Labrus trilobatus
- Sparus brachiatus
- Sparus hemisphaericus
- Thalassoma fuscum
- Thalassoma fuscus
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Sources
- BOURJON Philippe, SITTLER Alain-Pierre, DIDIERLAURENT Sylvie in : DORIS, 09/07/2019 : Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacépède, 1801), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3076
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède, 1801), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2025
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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