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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]

Spotted wrasse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Anampses
Species:	A. meleagrides
Binomial name
Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840
Synonyms[2]
Anampses amboinensis [[}itere Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1857 Anampses meleagris Günther, 1862 Anampses lunatus Sauvage, 1891 Anampses ikedai S. Tanaka, 1908 Anampses nagayoi S. Tanaka, 1908

Common name

Spotted wrasse, Yellow tail tamarin

Habitat

Salt water

Dispersion

Andaman sea

Utilization

Fishery: Small Trading, Aquarium: Trade

References

External links

• marinespecies.org
• Photos of Spotted wrasse on Sealife Collection

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