Thalassoma newtoni Newton's Wrasse

Thalassoma newtoniis commonly referred to as Newton's Wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

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Scientific:: Thalassoma newtoni
German:: São-Tomé-Meerpfau
English:: Newton's Wrasse

Category:: Wrasses

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Thalassoma (Genus) > newtoni (Species)
Initial determination:: (Osório, ), 1891

Occurrence:: East-Atlantic Ocean, São Tomé e Principé, the Cape Verde Archipelago, The Gulf of Guinea, West Africa
Sea depth:: 1 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 71.6 °F (18°C - 22°C)
Food:: Invertebrates, Zooplankton
Tank:: 659.94 gal (~ 3000L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
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:: 2012-07-26 19:45:26
Last edit:: 2012-07-26 19:45:26

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Osório, 1891

Synonym:
Julis newtoni Osório, 1891

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Corinae (Subfamily) > Thalassoma (Genus)

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!

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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