Yellow-brown wrasse

The yellow-brown wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens) or sunset wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where they are found from Sri Lanka to the Hawaiian Islands and from southern Japan to Australia. An inhabitant of coral reefs, it occurs in schools at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft). It can reach 30 cm (12 in) in total length. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

Growth series

Young juvenile

Older juvenile

Female

Young male

Older male

Yellow-brown wrasse
Male (terminal phase)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Thalassoma
Species:	T. lutescens
Binomial name
Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839)
Synonyms
Julis lutescens Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839

Not to be confused with Thalassoma grammaticum.