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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Corinae
Genus: Anampses

(See list of species below)



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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
[Bluespotted wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Anampses chrysocephalus Randall, 1958

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Anampses chrysocephalus
[Red tail wrasse]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Anampses cuvier Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

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Anampses cuvier
[Pearl wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Anampses elegans Ogilby, 1889

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Anampses elegans
[Elegant wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Anampses femininus Randall, 1972

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Anampses femininus
[Blue-striped orange tamarin]

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Anampses geographicus Valenciennes, 1840

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.
 
Anampses geographicus
[Geographic wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Anampses lennardi Scott, 1959

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Anampses lennardi
[Blue-and-yellow wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Anampses lineatus Randall, 1972

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Anampses lineatus
[Lined wrasse]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Anampses melanurus Bleeker, 1857

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Anampses melanurus
[White-spotted wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Anampses meleagrides
[Spotted wrasse]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker, 1878

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Anampses neoguinaicus
[New Guinea wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Anampses twistii Bleeker, 1856

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Anampses twistii
[Yellowbreasted wrasse]
12 Species of Family Labridae with Genus Anampses
(Wrasses)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1829 Anampses caeruleopunctatus Bluespotted wrasse Indo-West Pacific 42 TL
1958 Anampses chrysocephalus Red tail wrasse Pacific Ocean 17 TL
1824 Anampses cuvier Pearl wrasse Pacific Ocean 31 TL
1889 Anampses elegans Elegant wrasse Southwest Pacific 29 TL
1972 Anampses femininus Blue-striped orange tamarin Pacific Ocean 24 TL
1840 Anampses geographicus Geographic wrasse Indo-West Pacific 31 TL
1959 Anampses lennardi Blue-and-yellow wrasse Eastern Indian Ocean 28 TL
1972 Anampses lineatus Lined wrasse Indo-West Pacific 13 TL
1857 Anampses melanurus White-spotted wrasse Pacific Ocean 12 TL
1840 Anampses meleagrides Spotted wrasse Indo-Pacific 22 TL
1878 Anampses neoguinaicus New Guinea wrasse Western Pacific 20 SL
1856 Anampses twistii Yellowbreasted wrasse Indo-Pacific 18 TL



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