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New Guinea wrasse (Anampses neoguinaicus)
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New Guinea wrasse (Anampses neoguinaicus) specimen
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Labridae

New Guinea wrasse

Anampses neoguinaicus

Female black blue backs fade into yellow white bellies

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

New Guinea wrasse is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 20 cm.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
20 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Pacific: Philippines and Taiwan to Fiji, north to the Izu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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