Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Anampses (Genus)
        └A. melanurus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 279173🔗
iNaturalist ID: 94024🔗

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