Anampses

Anampses
File:Anampses lennardi imported from iNaturalist photo 442748787 on 3 March 2025.png
A. lennardi (terminal phase)
File:Blue-spotted wrasse, initial phase - Anampses caeruleopunctatus.jpg
A. caeruleopunctatus (initial phase)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Subfamily:	Julidinae
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

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

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Species	Common name	Image
Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829	blue-spotted wrasse	File:Blue-spotted wrasse, initial phase - Anampses caeruleopunctatus.jpg
Anampses chrysocephalus J. E. Randall, 1958	red-tail wrasse	File:Anampses chrysocephalus.jpg
Anampses cuvier Quoy & Gaimard, 1824	pearl wrasse	File:Anampses cuvier 471960341.jpg
Anampses elegans J. D. Ogilby, 1889	elegant wrasse	File:Anampses elegans, Kingston, Norfolk Island imported from iNaturalist photo 184566667 (cropped).jpg
Anampses femininus J. E. Randall, 1972	blue-striped orange tamarin	File:Aquarium de La Porte Dorée - Tamarin orange à rayures bleues (Anampses femininus).jpg
Anampses geographicus Valenciennes, 1840	geographic wrasse	File:MushiBR.jpg
Anampses lennardi T. D. Scott, 1959	blue and yellow wrasse	File:Anampses lennardi imported from iNaturalist photo 442748787 on 3 March 2025.png
Anampses lineatus J. E. Randall, 1972	lined wrasse	File:Anampses lineatus, doodles Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique imported from iNaturalist photo 446980245 (cropped).jpg
Anampses melanurus Bleeker, 1857	white-spotted wrasse	File:White-spotted Wrasse (Anampses melanurus) (8494936007).jpg
Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840	spotted wrasse	File:Yellowtail wrasse (Anampses meleagrides) (42972596404).jpg
Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker, 1878	New Guinea wrasse	File:Anampses neoguinaicus (cropped).jpg
Anampses twistii Bleeker, 1856	yellow-breasted wrasse	File:Lábrido (Anampses twistii), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-19, DD 33.jpg