Biology:Elegant wrasse
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Short description: Species of fish
| Elegant wrasse | |
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| Elegant Wrasse, Anampses elegans, at Noddys Rock in the Admiralty Islets, Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Anampses |
| Species: | A. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Anampses elegans J. D. Ogilby, 1889
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The elegant wrasse, Anampses elegans, is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific Ocean from Australia and 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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187453A8539515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187453A8539515.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187453/8539515. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 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
Wikidata ☰ Q1893878 entry
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