Spotted wrasse

Spotted wrasse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Anampses
Species:
A. meleagrides
Binomial name
Anampses meleagrides
Synonyms[2]
  • Anampses amboinensis [[}itere Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1857
  • Anampses meleagris Günther, 1862
  • Anampses lunatus Sauvage, 1891
  • Anampses ikedai S. Tanaka, 1908
  • Anampses nagayoi S. Tanaka, 1908

The spotted wrasse, Anampses meleagrides, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea and East Africa to the western Pacific Ocean to Samoa and the Tuamoto Islands and north to Japan. This species is found on coral reefs at depths of 3 to 60 m (9.8 to 196.9 ft). It can reach a length of 22 cm (8.7 in). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Common name

Spotted wrasse, Yellow tail tamarin

Habitat

Salt water

Dispersion

Andaman sea

Utilization

Fishery: Small Trading, Aquarium: Trade

References

  1. ^ Pollard, D. (2010). "Anampses meleagrides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187723A8612954. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187723A8612954.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anampses meleagrides". FishBase. August 2019 version.


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