Lined wrasse

Lined wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Labridae
Genus: Anampses
Species: A. lineatus
Binomial name
Anampses lineatus
J. E. Randall, 1972
Synonyms
  • Anampses melanurus lineatus J. E. Randall, 1972

The lined wrasse, Anampses lineatus, is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to South Africa east to Bali. This species can be found at depths from 10 to 45 m (33 to 148 ft) (though usually below 20 m (66 ft)) in lagoons and on reefs. It can reach a length of 13 cm (5.1 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Common Name

Lined wrasse

Habitat

Salt water

Dispersion

Thai Sea Boundary

Utilization

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References

  1. Cabanban, A. 2010. Anampses lineatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 October 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Anampses lineatus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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