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Blue-headed wrasse
Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791)
AnimalsLabres, girelles, napoléons,...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
North-East AtlanticGuadeloupeMartinique
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Bluehead wrasseBritish English
- Doctor fishBritish English
- BlaukopflippfischGerman (Germany)
- Cara de cotorraEuropean Spanish
- Girelle à tête bleueFrench (France)
- Banane-tête bleueFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Julis nitida
- Labrus bifasciatus
- Thalassoma nitida
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Sources
- DIDIERLAURENT Sylvie, BODILIS Pascaline in : DORIS, 08/12/2018 : Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2622
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2153
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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