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Lined wrasse
Anampses lineatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Lined wrasse
- Scientific
- Anampses lineatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 13 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 10 to 45 m (usually 20 to 42 m)
- IUCN status
- DD · Data DeficientData Deficient (DD), assessed 2008
Description
A small, orange-brown wrasse with pale blue-green lines along the body, a black spot on the gill flap and a white tail with a broad black bar, reaching about 13 cm. It lives in small groups on reefs deeper than about 20 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Anampses-lineatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Anampses_lineatus_in_UShaka_Sea_World_1067.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.