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Anampses neoguinaicus, New Guinea wrasse : fisheries, aquarium
Teleostei > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) 鱸形目 (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) 隆頭魚科 (Wrasses) > Julidinae
More on author: Bleeker.
Western Pacific: Philippines and Taiwan to Fiji, north to the Izu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797). 西太平洋: 菲律賓與台灣到斐濟,北至伊豆島, 南至大堡礁與新加勒多尼亞。 最近從東加記錄。 (參考文獻 53797)
大小 / 重量 / 年齡
成熟度: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm SL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 9823)
背棘 (總數) : 9; 背的軟條 (總數) : 11 - 13; 臀棘: 3; 臀鰭軟條: 11 - 13. Head spotted. Color of females black dorsally, blue spotted, becoming yellowish white on sides and white ventrally; opercle with a large black ocellus; anal fin with a broad black band. Male form blackish dorsally with light blue dots, shading gradually to light yellowish green; each body scale with vertical light blue line; upper half of head dark reddish with dark-edged blue bands radiating from eye; anal fins with several longitudinal bands on a broad orange zone; caudal fin with vertical stripes. Dorsal spines pungent. Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed. 頭部有斑點的。 雌性黑色的顏色背面, 藍色的有斑點的, 在側邊上變成黃白色與腹側白色的; 鰓蓋有一個大的黑色眼狀斑; 臀鰭有一條寬的黑色條紋。 雄性的形式黑色的背面和淺藍色點, 顏色逐漸變淡到淡的淡黃綠色的; 每個身體鱗片有垂直的淺藍色線; 頭部的上半部紅黑色的具有從眼放射的黑色邊的藍色條紋; 臀鰭在一個寬的橘色區域上有一些縱向的條紋; 尾鰭有垂直的斑紋。 背棘尖銳的。
An inshore species inhabiting shallow coral reefs (Ref. 9823), with patches of sand and rubble (Ref. 37816), 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 (Ref. 48636). Feed on benthic invertebrates. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Occasionally seen in fish markets and aquarium trade.
Westneat, M.W., 2001. Labridae. Wrasses, hogfishes, razorfishes, corises, tuskfishes. p. 3381-3467. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9823)
