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Cortez rainbow wrasse
	Terminal phase above, primary phase below
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Thalassoma
Species:	T. lucasanum
Binomial name
	Thalassoma lucasanum; (T. N. Gill, 1862)
Synonyms
	Julis lucasanus T. N. Gill, 1862;

The Cortez rainbow wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Peru, as well as around the Galapagos Islands. It is a reef inhabitant, occurring in small schools from the surface to depths of 64 m (210 ft), though rarely deeper than 25 m (82 ft) or shallower than 2 m (6.6 ft).^[2] It is generally very common. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[1] This species can reach 15 cm (5.9 in) in total length.^[2] It feeds on small organisms such as crustaceans, plankton and fish eggs, and the young are cleaner fish.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Allen, G.R.; Robertson, R.D.; Edgar, G.; Rivera, F.; Zapata, F.; Merlen, G.; Barraza, E.; Victor, B.; Medina, B. (2010). "Thalassoma lucasanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154954A4676318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154954A4676318.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thalassoma lucasanum". FishBase. October 2013 version.