Palau
Initial Phase
Komodo, Indonesia
Initial Phase
Yellowtail Wrasse
Anampses meleagrides
Yellowtail Wrasse
Also known as: Spotted Wrasse, Speckled Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Anampses meleagrides
Size: 4 to 8 in. (10 to 20 cm)
Depth: 15-180 ft. (5-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Julidinae (Subfamily)
└Anampses (Genus)
└A. meleagrides (Species)
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