ANAMPSES NEOGUINAICUS - (BLEEKER, 1878)
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Labre à dos noir, Tamarin de Nouvelle-Guinée, Black-banded wrasse, Blackback wrasse, New Guinea chisel-tooth wrasse, New Guinea tamarin, Nyûginiabera, ニューギニアベラ, 新几内亚阿南鱼, 新幾內亞阿南魚,
Synonyme
Anampses fidjensis (Sauvage, 1880)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13 (usually: 12); Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11-13 (usually: 12); Lateral line scale: 26; Gill rakers: 15-18; Body depth: 2.9-3.3 in SL; Caudal fin rounded; Pelvic fins: 1.5-2.25 in HL. Dorsal spines pungent. Max. length: 20.0 cm SL. Depth range: 4 - 30 m.
Color
Males are blackish above with pale blue dots, shading gradually to pale yellowish green, with a light blue line on each scale, and the upper half of head dark reddish with dark-edged blue bands radiating from the eye.
Females black with blue spots above, becoming pale yellowish on the sides and white below, with a large black ocellus on the gill cover and a broad black stripe on the anal fin.
Labre à dos noir, Tamarin de Nouvelle-Guinée, Black-banded wrasse, Blackback wrasse, New Guinea chisel-tooth wrasse, New Guinea tamarin, Nyûginiabera, ニューギニアベラ, 新几内亚阿南鱼, 新幾內亞阿南魚,
Synonyme
Anampses fidjensis (Sauvage, 1880)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13 (usually: 12); Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11-13 (usually: 12); Lateral line scale: 26; Gill rakers: 15-18; Body depth: 2.9-3.3 in SL; Caudal fin rounded; Pelvic fins: 1.5-2.25 in HL. Dorsal spines pungent. Max. length: 20.0 cm SL. Depth range: 4 - 30 m.
Color
Males are blackish above with pale blue dots, shading gradually to pale yellowish green, with a light blue line on each scale, and the upper half of head dark reddish with dark-edged blue bands radiating from the eye.
Females black with blue spots above, becoming pale yellowish on the sides and white below, with a large black ocellus on the gill cover and a broad black stripe on the anal fin.
Etymology
Anampses: from Greek verb, anakampto = to reflect, bend back. Hence, to bend back one's course, return. Refer to the peculiar shape of the four anterior teeth.
neoguinaicus: from the type locality, New Guinea + from Latin suffix, –icus = belonging to.
Original description: Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker, 1878 - Type locality: New Guinea.
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Palau and Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
An inshore species inhabiting shallow coral reefs, with patches of sand and rubble, also along upper part of slopes and on reef crests with Acropora corals. Adults occur in small loose groups of females with dominant male nearby. Juveniles occur solitary in corals. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding. Feed on benthic invertebrates. Occasionally seen in fish markets and aquarium trade.
Anampses: from Greek verb, anakampto = to reflect, bend back. Hence, to bend back one's course, return. Refer to the peculiar shape of the four anterior teeth.
neoguinaicus: from the type locality, New Guinea + from Latin suffix, –icus = belonging to.
Original description: Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker, 1878 - Type locality: New Guinea.
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Palau and Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
An inshore species inhabiting shallow coral reefs, with patches of sand and rubble, also along upper part of slopes and on reef crests with Acropora corals. Adults occur in small loose groups of females with dominant male nearby. Juveniles occur solitary in corals. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding. Feed on benthic invertebrates. Occasionally seen in fish markets and aquarium trade.
Similar species
Anampses twistii (Bleeker, 1856) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here). Juvenile twistii seem to be darker with more yellow on the 'chest' than Anampses neoguinaicus.
Last update: 28, August 2024
Anampses twistii (Bleeker, 1856) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here). Juvenile twistii seem to be darker with more yellow on the 'chest' than Anampses neoguinaicus.
Last update: 28, August 2024