Thalassoma pavo Ornate wrasse,Parrotfish

Thalassoma pavois commonly referred to as Ornate wrasse,Parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Meerpfau, Thalassoma pavo

Aufgenommen in Ustica / Sizilien (Italien), 09/2011

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AphiaID:: 126970

Scientific:: Thalassoma pavo
German:: Meerpfau
English:: Ornate Wrasse,Parrotfish

Category:: Wrasses

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Thalassoma (Genus) > pavo (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: West Sahara, Gambia, Benin, Tunesien, Straße von Gibralta, the Black Sea, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Cyprus, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, Endemic species, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Lybia, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Nigeria, Portugal, São Tomé e Principé, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, Togo, Turkey, West Africa
Sea depth:: 1 - 60 Meter
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 77 °F (18°C - 25°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Clam meat, Hermit crabs, Living Food, Mysis, Shrimps
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Easy
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-01-24 18:47:28
Last edit:: 2021-08-22 16:43:12

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(Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms:
Chlorichthys pavo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chloricthys pavo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Julis blochii Valenciennes, 1839
Julis pavo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Julis squamismarginatus Bowdich, 1825
Julis turcica lemniscata Lowe, 1843
Julis turcica torquata Lowe, 1843
Julis turcicia Risso, 1827
Julis unimaculata Lowe, 1841
Julis unimaculata lineolata Lowe, 1841
Julis unimaculata taeniata Lowe, 1841
Julis vulgaris Valenciennes, 1843
Labrus leo Rafinesque, 1810
Labrus pavo Linnaeus, 1758
Labrus syriacus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Thalassoma parvo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Thalassoma pavo lemniscata (Lowe, 1843)
Thalassoma pavo taeniata (Lowe, 1841)
Thalassoma pavo torquata (Lowe, 1843)
Thalassoma unimaculatum (Lowe, 1841)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Thalassoma (Genus) > Thalassoma pavo (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

Scientific paper

ORX Neuroreceptor System and HSP90 Are Linked to Recovery Strategies Against Copper Toxicity in Thalassoma pavo, Zizza, M.; Canonaco, M.; Facciolo, R. M. , 2014
Toxicity of Foroozan crude oil to ornate wrasse ( Thalassoma pavo , Osteichthyes, Labridae): ultrastructure and cellular biomarkers, Fasulo, S.; Maisano, M.; Sperone, E.; Mauceri, A.; Bernabò, I.; Cappello, T.; D'agata, A.; Tripepi, S.; Brunelli, E. , 2012
Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical investigation on the gills of the teleost, Thalassoma pavo L., exposed to cadmium, Elvira Brunelli; Angela Mauceri; Maria Maisano; Ilaria Bernabò; Alessia Giannetto; Elena De Domenico; Barbara Corapi; Sandro Tripepi; Salvatore Fasulo, 2011
Effects ofCaulerpa racemosavar.cylindraceaon prey availability: an experimental approach to predation of amphipods byThalassoma pavo(Labridae), Maite Vázquez-Luis; Pablo Sanchez-Jerez; Just T. Bayle-Sempere, 2010
Effects of a sublethal concentration of sodium lauryl sulphate on the morphology and Na+/K+ ATPase activity in the gill of the ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo), Elvira Brunelli; Erminia Talarico; Barbara Corapi; Ida Perrotta; Sandro Tripepi, 2008
Some Environmental Contaminants Influence Motor and Feeding Behaviors in the Ornate Wrasse (Thalassoma pavo) via Distinct Cerebral Histamine Receptor Subtypes, Giuseppina Giusi, Rosa Maria Facciolo, Raffaella Alò, Antonio Carelli, Maria Madeo, Pietro Brandmayr and Marcello Canonaco, 2005
Population dynamics and post‐settlement mortality of the ornate wrasse, Thalassoma pavo, in the Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean), Guidetti, Paolo, 2001
The Influence of Population Density on the Mating System of Thalassoma pavo, a Protogynous Mediterranean Labrid Fish, François M. Wernerus; Valentina Tessari, 1991

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Juvenile

Male

Copyright Carlos Luis Hernández-González, Foto Kanarische Inseln

Female

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Thalassoma pavo - Meerpfau - (c) by Fabio Tylle

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Fabio
@Fabio

am 18.02.11#1

Eine kleine Information möchte ich noch hinzufügen: Dieser Fisch frisst liebend gerne Einsiedlerkrebse er hat in den letzten 5 Monaten ca. 30 Tiere (Clibanarius erythropus) gefressen heute konnte ich live beobachten wie er einen der letzten aus seinem Haus gerissen hat. Also auf die Vergesellschaftung mit Einsiedlerkrebsen lieber verzichten.

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