Blue-spotted wrasse
| Blue-spotted wrasse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Labroidei |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Anampses |
| Species: | A. caeruleopunctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829 | |
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The blue-spotted wrasse, Anampses caeruleopunctatus, is a species of wrasse found from the Atlantic coast of South Africa through the Indian Ocean to Japan and Australia east to Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean (though absent from Hawaii). This species is found at depths from 3 to 30 m (9.8 to 98.4 ft), with the adults preferring the surge zone on coral reefs or along rocky coastlines. Juveniles orient their bodies and move in such a way as to resemble floating leaves. This species can reach a length of 42 cm (17 in). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
A female Anampses caeruleopunctatus.
A male Anampses caeruleopunctatus.
Common Name
Bluespotted wrasse
Habitat
Salt water
Dispersion
Andaman sea
Utilization
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References
- ↑ Shea, S., Liu, M. & Sadovy, Y. 2010. Anampses caeruleopunctatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 August 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Anampses caeruleopunctatus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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