Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Whitespotted Wrasse
Anampses melanurus
Whitespotted Wrasse
Also known as: Blacktail Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Anampses melanurus
Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Pacific, Indonesia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Anampses (Genus)
        └A. melanurus (Species)

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