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Spotted wrasse

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Labridae

Genus
  
Order
  
Perciformes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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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 cm (8.7 in). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.

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Spotted wrasse Anampses meleagrides

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Common Name

Spotted wrasse

Habitat

Salt water

Dispersion

Andaman sea

Utilization

Fishery: Small Trading, Aquarium: Trade

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References

Spotted wrasse Wikipedia