Blue-spotted wrasse

The blue-spotted wrasse (Anampses caeruleopunctatus) is a species of wrasse found from the Atlantic coast of South Africa through the Indian Ocean to Japan and Australia east to Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean (though absent from Hawaii). This species is found at depths from 3 to 30 m (9.8 to 98.4 ft), with the adults preferring the surge zone on coral reefs or along rocky coastlines. Juveniles orient their bodies and move in such a way as to resemble floating leaves. This species can reach a length of 42 cm (17 in). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

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Blue-spotted wrasse
Female
Male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Anampses
Species:	A. caeruleopunctatus
Binomial name
Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829
Synonyms[2]
List Anampses diadematus Rüppell, 1835 Anampses lineolatus E. T. Bennett, 1836 Anampses chlorostigma Valenciennes, 1840 Anampses viridis Valenciennes, 1840 Anampses taeniatus Liénard, 1891 Anampses rubroviridis Liénard, 1891 Anampses pulcher Regan, 1913 Anampses tinkhami Fowler, 1946