lined wrasse
Anampses lineatus Randall, 1972
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Anampses lineatus, commonly known as the lined wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to South Africa east to Bali. This species can be found at depths from 10 to 45 m (33 to 148 ft) (though usually below 20 m (66 ft)) in lagoons and on reefs. It can reach a length of 13 cm (5.1 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Lined wrasse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:57:25.958894+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anampses lineatus Randall, 1972
- Name authority
- Randall, 1972
- Common name
- lined wrasse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Anampses
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyJulidinae Bonaparte, 1841
- genusAnampses Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
- speciesAnampses lineatus Randall, 1972
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anampses. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Anampses lennardi Scott, 1959 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellowtail wrasseAnampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bluespotted wrasseAnampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellowbreasted wrasseAnampses twistii Bleeker, 1856 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| geographic wrasseAnampses geographicus Valenciennes, 1840 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anampses femininus Randall, 1972 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anampses cuvier Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anampses chrysocephalus Randall, 1958 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anampses melanurus Bleeker, 1857 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anampses elegans Ogilby, 1889 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker, 1878 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Anampses melanurus lineatus Randall, 1972 Randall, 1972 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Randall, J. E. (1972). A revision of the labrid fish genus Anampses. Micronesica, 8 (1–2): 151–195, Pls. 1–3. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:66JMK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.