Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Anampses (Genus)
        └A. meleagrides (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218923🔗
iNaturalist ID: 94025🔗

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