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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Anampses |
| Species: | A. meleagrides
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| Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840
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Common name
editSpotted wrasse, Yellow tail tamarin
Habitat
editSalt water
Dispersion
editAndaman sea
Utilization
editFishery: Small Trading, Aquarium: Trade
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anampses meleagrides". FishBase. August 2019 version.
External links
edit- marinespecies.org
- Photos of Spotted wrasse on Sealife Collection
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