Blue-striped Orange Tamarin
Anampses femininus
- Usual depth8–19 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and April
- How commonRare
About this species
Anampses femininus, the blue-striped orange tamarin, is a species of fish found in the Pacific Ocean including Australia and from New Caledonia to Easter Island.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Anampses femininus”, 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: 2 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–19 m · Deepest record: 36 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blue-striped Orange Tamarin, Blue-tail Wrasse, Bluetail Wrasse, Feminine Wrasse, South Seas Wrasse
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Labre féminin
Similar species
Bluespotted wrasseAnampses caeruleopunctatus
Geographic wrasseAnampses geographicus
Yellowtail wrasseAnampses meleagrides
Yellowbreasted wrasseAnampses twistii
- Psychedelic Wrasse
Anampses chrysocephalus
- Cuvier's Tamarin
Anampses cuvier
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).
- 189 open-data records from 1969 to 2022.
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