Anampses is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1]

Anampses
Elegant wrasse, (A. elegans)
(male above, female below)
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Anampses
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Type species
Anampses cuvier
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Synonyms
  • Ampheces D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902
  • Anampsodax Bleeker, 1874
  • Pseudanampses Bleeker, 1862

Species

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The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Anampses". FishBase. August 2013 version.