Spotted wrasse
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Anampses |
| Species: | A. meleagrides |
| Binomial name | |
| Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Common Name
Spotted wrasse, Yellow tail tamarin
Habitat
Salt water
Dispersion
Andaman sea
Utilization
Fishery: Small Trading, Aquarium: Trade
References
- 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 25 December 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Anampses meleagrides" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
External links
- {{EOL}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
- marinespecies.org
- Photos of Spotted wrasse on Sealife Collection
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