Anampses melanurus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	LABRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Anampses melanurus

Species Authority:

Bleeker, 1857

Common Name/s:

English

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White-spotted Wrasse, Blacktail Wrasse

Taxonomic Notes:

Closely related to Anampses lineatus from the Indian Ocean (Kuiter 2002).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Cabanban, A.S. & Sadovy, Y.J.
Reviewer/s:	Collen, B., Richman, N., Beresford, A., Chenery, A. & Ram, M.
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H., Lutz, M., Batchelor, A., Jopling, B., Kemp, K., Lewis, S., Lintott, P., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Smith, J. & Livingston, F.
Justification: Anampses melanurus has been assessed as Least Concern. This species has a fairly wide distribution and is not facing any major threats. Minor threats include collection for the aquarium trade.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Anampses melanurus is found from Indonesia to the Marquesas and Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands (Myers 1991; Lieske and Myers 1994) and southern Japan (mainland Kashiwa Jima), south to Scott Reef off northwest Australia (Myers 1991).
Countries:	Native: Australia (Northern Territory); China; French Polynesia (Marquesas, Society Is.); Indonesia; Japan (Nansei-shoto); Kiribati; Malaysia; Marshall Islands; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Samoa; Taiwan, Province of China; Tonga
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – southwest; Pacific – western central
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no population information available for this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The White-spotted Wrasse, Anampses melanurus, is found in deep coastal, outer-reef slopes and drop-offs. It may also be found in the surge zone to a depth of 40 m, although it is more commonly found between 15 and 30 m. This species aggregates in small groups of several females with a single dominant male. The White-spotted Wrasse feeds on small crustaceans, molluscs and polychaetes. This is a diurnal species that burrows into the sand at night.
Systems:	Marine

Habitat and Ecology:

The White-spotted Wrasse, Anampses melanurus, is found in deep coastal, outer-reef slopes and drop-offs. It may also be found in the surge zone to a depth of 40 m, although it is more commonly found between 15 and 30 m. This species aggregates in small groups of several females with a single dominant male. The White-spotted Wrasse feeds on small crustaceans, molluscs and polychaetes. This is a diurnal species that burrows into the sand at night.

Systems:

Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats known to this species. This species is occasionally collected for the aquarium trade, however it does not do well as an aquarium fish (Fenner 2009).

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats known to this species. This species is occasionally collected for the aquarium trade, however it does not do well as an aquarium fish (Fenner 2009).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no species-specific conservation measures known. This species distribution overlaps with several marine protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

There are no species-specific conservation measures known. This species distribution overlaps with several marine protected areas.

Citation:	Cabanban, A.S. & Sadovy, Y.J. 2010. Anampses melanurus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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