Thalassoma amblycephalum

Thalassoma amblycephalum, the blunt-headed wrasse, blue-headed wrasse, blue-headed zoe, moon wrasse, paddle-fin wrasse or two-tone wrasse,^[3] is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is a reef inhabitant, being found in schools at depths from 1 to 15 m (3.3 to 49.2 ft). This species can reach 16 cm (6.3 in) in standard length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

Thalassoma amblycephalum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Thalassoma
Species:	T. amblycephalum
Binomial name
Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker, 1856)
Synonyms[2]
Julis amblycephalus Bleeker, 1856 Julis melanochir Bleeker, 1857 Thalassoma melanochir (Bleeker, 1857) Thalassoma melanochir Fowler, 1904 Pseudojulis trifasciatus M. C. W. Weber, 1913 Pseudojuloides trifasciatus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)