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Anampses chrysocephalus Randall, 1958

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Anampses chrysocephalus Randall, 1958
Name authority
Randall, 1958
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
  11. subfamilyJulidinae Bonaparte, 1841
  12. genusAnampses Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  13. speciesAnampses chrysocephalus Randall, 1958

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Anampses. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Anampses lennardi Scott, 1959LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
lined wrasseAnampses lineatus Randall, 1972LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
yellowtail wrasseAnampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
bluespotted wrasseAnampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
yellowbreasted wrasseAnampses twistii Bleeker, 1856LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
geographic wrasseAnampses geographicus Valenciennes, 1840LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Anampses femininus Randall, 1972LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Anampses cuvier Quoy & Gaimard, 1824LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Anampses melanurus Bleeker, 1857LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Anampses elegans Ogilby, 1889LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker, 1878LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Anampses rubrocaudatus Randall, 1958 Randall, 1958synonym

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.

  1. Randall, J. E. (1958). Two new species of Anampses from the Hawaiian Islands, with notes on other labrid fishes of this genus. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 48 (3): 100–108. 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:66JMZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.