Elegant wrasse
| Elegant wrasse | |
|---|---|
.gif) | |
| Elegant wrasse, (male above) Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Anampses |
| Species: | A. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Anampses elegans J. D. Ogilby, 1889 | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The elegant wrasse, Anampses elegans, is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific Ocean from Australia New Zealand eastward to Easter Island. This species prefers lagoons and can also be found on coastal reefs at depths from 2 to 35 m (6.6 to 114.8 ft). This species can reach a length of 29 cm (11 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Choat, J.H., Pollard, D. & Myers, R. 2010. Anampses elegans. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 October 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Anampses elegans" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, December 25, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.