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The tail-spot wrasse, Halichoeres melanurus, is a species of wrasse in the western Pacific from Japan to Samoa and Tonga and south to the Great Barrier Reef. This species is found along rocky shores or on coral reefs at depths from 1 to 15 m (3.3 to 49.2 ft). It can reach 12 cm (4.7 in) in total length. This species is popular for display in ...
See text. The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] They are typically small, most of them less than 20 cm (7.9 in) long, although the largest, the humphead wrasse, can ...
Binomial name. Anampses melanurus. Bleeker, 1857. Anampses melanurus, the white-spotted wrasse, is a species of fish found in the Pacific Ocean. [2]
The spawn of the anglerfish of the genus Lophius consists of a thin sheet of transparent gelatinous material 25 cm (10 in) wide and greater than 10 m (33 ft) long. [39] Such an egg sheet is rare among fish. The eggs in this sheet are in a single layer, each in its own cavity. The spawn is free in the sea.
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [1] Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829 (blue-spotted wrasse) Anampses chrysocephalus J. E. Randall, 1958 (red-tail wrasse) Anampses cuvier Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (pearl wrasse) Anampses elegans J. D. Ogilby, 1889 (elegant wrasse) Anampses femininus J. E. Randall, 1972 (blue-striped orange ...
Spotted wrasse. The spotted wrasse, Anampses meleagrides, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea and East Africa to the western Pacific Ocean to Samoa and the Tuamoto Islands and north to Japan. This species is found on coral reefs at depths of 3 to 60 m (9.8 to 196.9 ft). It can reach a length of 22 cm (8.7 in).
Description. The slippery dick wrasse is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of 35 cm (14 in). [2] It has a thin, elongate body with a terminal mouth, and its body coloration has three phases during its life: The terminal phase is when the fish becomes a male, so the body coloration turns to green with two longitudinal dark stripes.
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.