Cuvier's Tamarin
Anampses cuvier
- Usual depth2–16 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Anampses cuvier, the pearl wrasse, is a species of fish found in the Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Anampses cuvier”, 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: 0 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 33 records
- July: 104 records
- August: 311 records
- September: 568 records
- October: 482 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–16 m · Deepest record: 27.4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Cuvier's Tamarin, Cuvier's Wrasse, Pearl Wrasse, Spotted Wrasse Fish
Names in 1 more languages
- Filipino
- Mameng
Other scientific names: Anampses evermanni, Anampses godeffroyi
Similar species
Bluespotted wrasseAnampses caeruleopunctatus
Geographic wrasseAnampses geographicus
Yellowtail wrasseAnampses meleagrides
Yellowbreasted wrasseAnampses twistii
- Psychedelic Wrasse
Anampses chrysocephalus
- Elegans Wrasse
Anampses elegans
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).
- 1,610 open-data records from 1889 to 2019.
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