| Spotted wrasse | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Anampses |
| Species: | A. meleagrides |
| Binomial name | |
| Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840 | |
| Synonyms | |
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.
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 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anampses meleagrides". FishBase. August 2019 version.
External links
- marinespecies.org
- Photos of Spotted wrasse on Sealife Collection
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Anampses meleagrides |
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