Anampses Explained

Anampses is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• 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 tamarin)
• Anampses geographicus Valenciennes, 1840 (geographic wrasse)
• Anampses lennardi T. D. Scott, 1959 (blue and yellow wrasse)
• Anampses lineatus J. E. Randall, 1972 (lined wrasse)
• Anampses melanurus Bleeker, 1857 (white-spotted wrasse)
• Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840 (spotted wrasse)
• Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker, 1878 (New Guinea wrasse)
• Anampses twistii Bleeker, 1856 (yellow-breasted wrasse)