Geographic wrasse
Anampses geographicus
- Usual depth2–12 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Anampses geographicus, the geographic wrasse, is a species of fish found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Anampses geographicus”, 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: 26 records
- February: 13 records
- March: 80 records
- April: 39 records
- May: 33 records
- June: 14 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 12 records
- September: 18 records
- October: 19 records
- November: 20 records
- December: 23 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–12 m · Deepest record: 38 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Photos
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Geographic wrasse, geographic wrasse, Lined Chisel-tooth Wrasse, Olive-green Wrasse, Scribbled Chisel-toothed Wrasse, scribbled wrasse
Names in 4 more languages
- Filipino
- Bankilan, Bunak, Bungat, Isdang bato, Mameng
- French
- Labre géographe
- Japanese
- Mushibera, ムシベラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 地圖龍, 娘仔魚, 烈仔, 花斑龍, 蟲紋阿南魚, 蟲紋鸚鯛, 蠕紋阿南魚
Other scientific names: Anampses lienardi, Anampses pterophthalmus
Similar species
Bluespotted wrasseAnampses caeruleopunctatus
Yellowtail wrasseAnampses meleagrides
Yellowbreasted wrasseAnampses twistii
Blacktail WrasseAnampses melanurus
Checkerboard wrasseHalichoeres hortulanus
Bluestreak cleaner wrasseLabroides dimidiatus
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).
- 870 open-data records from 1909 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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