Scientific Name
Thalassoma purpureum  
Pronounce  
 Thalassoma purpureum紫錦魚
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Forsskål, 1775) Depth 0 - 10M
Chinese 紫錦魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 隆頭魚科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F412　Labridae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 紫錦魚 
Max Length 46 cm  Aquarium Fish Yes  Common Name 四齒、礫仔、紫衣、貓仔魚、汕冷仔、紫葉鯛、丁斑(臺東) 
Distribution in World India Ocean to Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS. 
Habitats Coral、Coastal  Holotype Locality Jidda, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea 
Synonyms Julis semicoeruleus, Julis umbrostygma, Scarus purpureus, Thalassoma purpurea, Thalassoma purpurem, Thalassoma semicaeruleus, Thalassoma semicoeruleus, Thalassoma umbrostigma, Thalassoma umbrostygma   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea.. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.  Forsskål, P. 1775 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 
Specimen List ASIZP0056404. ASIZP0056405. ASIZP0056407. ASIZP0056546. ASIZP0057327. ASIZP0057797. ASIZP0058957. ASIZP0059209. ASIZP0067096. ASIZP0067380. ASIZP0067605. ASIZP0074912. ASIZP0078375. ASIZP0080358. ASIZP0801816. ASIZP0802446. ASIZP0802889. ASIZP0804926. ASIZP0807146. ASIZP0911816. ASIZP0912446. ASIZP0912889. ASIZP0914926. ASIZP0917146. BPBMI23251. FRIP21011. FRIP21068. FRIP21145. FRIP21856. FRIP22275. FRIP22284. FRIP22327. NMMBP00181. NMMBP00192. NMMBP00269. NMMBP00274. NMMBP00301. ...List all 72 records... 
Barcode2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,% 2016-01-26,Yu-Ming,CO1,100%
Common Name Parrotfish; Purple wrasse; Surge wrasse 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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