Scientific Name: Anampses femininus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 24cm
Identification: TP - Dusky yellow to greenish brown body with blue linemarkings on scales, dark tail with blue markings, dark head with blue stripes.
Favourite: Form small groups.
Hide-out: Coral and rocky reefs in 10-30m.
Location: Southern Pacific - S. Pacific from S.E. Australia to Easter I. in southeastern Pacific.
Feminine Wrasse
Elegant Wrasse
Scientific Name: Anampses elegans
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: IP - Yellowish brown upper body with horizontal rows of small blue spots, abruptly white below.
Favourite: Form small groups.
Hide-out: Coral or rocky reefs in 10-40m.
Location: Southwestern Pacific - New South Wales, Lord Howe I. and N. New Zealand.
Blue-Spotted Wrasse
Scientific Name: Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 42cm
Identification: TP - Green to brownish green with blue to blue-green vertical streak on each scale; yellow to lime-green bar on forebody.
Favourite: Solitary or with one or more females. Solitary or in pairs; bury in sand at night.
Hide-out: Shallow coral or rocky reefs to 30m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Easter Is. in southeastern Pacific.
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