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Yellowtail Wrasse

Anampses meleagrides

Seabook: Yellowtail Wrasse

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Max Weight

Max Depth

60 m

Description

The spotted wrasse, Anampses meleagrides, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea and East Africa to the western Pacific Ocean to Samoa and the Tuamoto Islands and north to Japan. This species is found on coral reefs at depths of 3 to 60 m (9.8 to 196.9 ft). It can reach a length of 22 ... Read more in Seabook

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Colors

white
black
brown
yellow
orange
blue

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Group

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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