genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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wrasse
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes.
They are typically small, most of them le ...
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Indian
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
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Anampses geographicus
''Anampses'' is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* '' Anampses caeruleopunctatus'' Rüppell, 1829 (blue-spotted wrasse)
* '' Anampses chrysocephalus'' J. E ...
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Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Anampses meleagrides
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The spotted wrasse, ''Anampses meleagrides'', is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea and East Africa to the western Pacific Ocean to Samoa and the Tuamoto Islands and north to Japan. This species is found on coral r ...
'' Valenciennes, 1840 (spotted wrasse)
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Anampses neoguinaicus
''Anampses'' is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* '' Anampses caeruleopunctatus'' Rüppell, 1829 (blue-spotted wrasse)
* '' Anampses chrysocephalus'' J. E ...
'' Bleeker, 1878 (New Guinea wrasse)
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Anampses twistii
The yellow-breasted wrasse, ''Anampses twistii'', is a species of wrasse native to the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area from the Red Sea to the Tuamoto Islands. It is found in lagoons and on reefs at depths of . It can reach a length ...