Anampses elegans Ogilby, 1889
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
The elegant wrasse, Anampses elegans, is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific Ocean from Australia and New Zealand eastward to Easter Island. This species prefers lagoons and can also be found on coastal reefs at depths from 2 to 35 m (6.6 to 114.8 ft). This species can reach a length of 29 cm (11 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Elegant wrasse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:00:25.595511+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anampses elegans Ogilby, 1889
- Name authority
- Ogilby, 1889
- 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 elegans Ogilby, 1889
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 |
| lined wrasseAnampses lineatus Randall, 1972 | 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 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 variolatus Ogilby, 1889 Ogilby, 1889 | 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.
- Ogilby, J. D. (1889). The reptiles and fishes of Lord Howe Island. In: Lord Howe Island, Its Zoology, Geology, and Physical Characteristics.Memoirs of the Australian Museum, Sydney, No. 2 (art. no. 3): 49–74, Pls. 2–3. https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1967.2.1889.481 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:66JNB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.