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New Guinea Wrasse

Anampses neoguinaicus

Also known as: Blackback Wrasse, Black-backed Wrasse, Black-banded Wrasse, China Wrasse, New Guinea Chiseltooth Wrasse, New Guinea Tamarin, Pearl Anampses, Sandreef Wrasse

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@fishx6 · Cod Hole - Great Barrier Reef, Australia · July 20091 / 4

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Overview

Juveniles solitary hiding in corals.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
ocellated spot
Behaviour
hidessolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Western Pacific
  • Country only · 4
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 4

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    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyLabridae
    6. genusAnampses
    7. speciesAnampses neoguinaicus Bleeker, 1878

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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