Bluespotted wrasse
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
- Usual depth4–17 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Dmitry Ivanov, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The blue-spotted wrasse is a species of wrasse found from the Atlantic coast of South Africa through the Indian Ocean to Japan and Australia east to Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean. This species is found at depths from 3 to 30 m, with the adults preferring the surge zone on coral reefs or along rocky coastlines. Juveniles orient their bodies and move in such a way as to resemble floating leaves. This species can reach a length of 42 cm (17 in). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Blue-spotted wrasse”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 49 records
- February: 113 records
- March: 276 records
- April: 620 records
- May: 445 records
- June: 276 records
- July: 155 records
- August: 93 records
- September: 80 records
- October: 116 records
- November: 60 records
- December: 110 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–17 m · Deepest record: 49 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) luluchouette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Nino, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Bluespotted wrasse, bluefreckled wrasse, Bluespotted Tamarin, Blue Spotted Tamarin Wrasse, bluespotted wrasse, Blue-spotted wrasse, Blue Spotted Wrasse, Diamond Wrasse, Mauritius Green Wrasse, Spotted Chisel-toothed Wrasse, Spotted Chisel-tooth Wrasse, Spotted Rare Wrasse
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Diamant-Junker
- Filipino
- Bankilan, Bungat, Dulas, Isdang bato, Mameng, Maming
- French
- Labre à points bleus, Labre Bleu, Labre Constellé, Tamarin
- Japanese
- Buchi-susukibera, Buchisusukibera, ブチススキベラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 娘仔魚, 青威, 青斑阿南魚, 青斑龍, 青衣, 青點鸚鯛
Other scientific names: Anampses caeruleopunclatus, Anampses chlorostigma, Anampses coeruleopunctatus, Anampses diadematus, Anampses lineolatus, Anampses pulcher, Anampses rubroviridis, Anampses taeniatus, Anampses tinkhami, Anampses viridis
Similar species
Geographic wrasseAnampses geographicus
Yellowtail wrasseAnampses meleagrides
Yellowbreasted wrasseAnampses twistii
Blacktail WrasseAnampses melanurus
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 2,550 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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