Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Diamond wrasse | Bluefreckled Wrasse | Bluespotted Tamarin | Bluespotted Wrasse | Spotted Chisel-tooth Wrasse | Spotted Rare Wrasse
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Anampses caeruleopunctatus, female, French Polynesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Anampses caeruleopunctatus, juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Anampses caeruleopunctatus, juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Anampses caeruleopunctatus, male, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Anampses caeruleopunctatus, male, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Anampses caeruleopunctatus, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
1 / 6
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Distribution

Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Male with dark blue/green high-backed body, light green half bar behind pectoral fin, and a light blue stripe between eyes. Females and juveniles with iridescent blue spots aligned in rows along body, and transparent rear margin of tail. Females with spotted tail and red anal and pelvic fins. Juveniles with no spots on tail and larger transparent margin, smallest juveniles olive with thin brown stripes, and majority of tail transparent. Females form part of mixed schools with other small wrasses. Length to 42 cm.


Information

Max Size: 42 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 17.9-30.9°C

Depth: 3-30m

Habitat Generalization Index: 14.48

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Least Concern

Occurrence: Frequent (11.3% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Few (2 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: Joe Shields