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White-spotted wrasse (Anampses melanurus)
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White-spotted wrasse (Anampses melanurus) specimen
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Labridae

White-spotted wrasse

Anampses melanurus

Yellow tail bar vanishes under sand each night

  • White
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

White-spotted wrasse is known from Pacific Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
12 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Indonesia to the Marquesas and Society Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Scott Reef. Range extends to Easter Island (Ref. 9710 ). Closely related to Anampses lineatus from the western Indian Ocean.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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