| Blue-spotted wrasse | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Anampses |
| Species: | A. caeruleopunctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829 | |
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List
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The blue-spotted wrasse (Anampses caeruleopunctatus) is a species of wrasse found from the Atlantic coast of South Africa through the Indian Ocean to Japan and Australia east to Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean (though absent from Hawaii). This species is found at depths from 3 to 30 m (9.8 to 98.4 ft), with the adults preferring the surge zone on coral reefs or along rocky coastlines. Juveniles orient their bodies and move in such a way as to resemble floating leaves. This species can reach a length of 42 cm (17 in). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.
References
- Shea, S.; Liu, M.; Sadovy, Y. (2010). "Anampses caeruleopunctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187716A8610799. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187716A8610799.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anampses Anampses caeruleopunctatus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
External links
- Photos of Blue-spotted wrasse on Sealife Collection
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| Anampses caeruleopunctatus |
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