Anampses cuvier

Anampses cuvier, the pearl wrasse, is a fish found in the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Anampses cuvier
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Anampses
Species:
A. cuvier
Binomial name
Anampses cuvier
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

This species reaches a length of 31.0 cm (12.2 in). [2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier.[3]

References
  1. Randall, J.E., 1972. A revision of the labrid fish genus Anampses. Micronesica 8(1-2):151-190.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Anampses cuvier" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 February 2023.




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