Thalassoma Swainson 1839 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Parent taxon: Julidini according to M. W. Westneat and M. E. Alfaro 2005
Sister taxa: Anampses, Coris, Gomphosus, Halichoeres, Hemigymnus, Hologymnosus, Leptojulis, Macropharyngodon, Opthalmolepis, Oxyjulis, Pseudocoris, Pseudojuloides, Stehojulis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Site 3, Bikrak Island (Quaternary of Marshall Islands)
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