Bluetail Wrasse, Anampses femininus Randall 1972

Other Names: Blue-striped Orange Tamarin, Blue-tail Wrasse, Feminine Wrasse, South Seas Wrasse

Bluetail Wrasse, Anampses femininus, at Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, November 2016. Source: David R / Atlas of Living Australia. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

Females have a bright yellow head gradually becoming iridescent blue on the rear of the body, with narrow iridescent blue stripes along the side, and a small black spot at the rear of the dorsal and anal fins. Males are yellowish with a vertical blue bar on each scale, broad blue bands on a dark head, and dark fins.

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Anampses femininus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1219

Bluetail Wrasse, Anampses femininus Randall 1972

More Info

Distribution	Coral Sea and southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to Jervis Bay, New South Wales, with juveniles to Montague Island. Elsewhere the species occurs in the south-west Pacific: Chesterfield Islands and New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Pitcairn and Easter Island. Inhabits clear rocky and coral reefs at depths to 30 m - often in small groups.
Species Citation	Anampses femininus Randall 1972, Micronesica 8(1–2): 176, pl. 3(A, B). Type locality: Easter Island, 15-20 feet.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2018
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Bluetail Wrasse, Anampses femininus Randall 1972

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