Black-backed Wrasse
Anampses neoguinaicus
- Usual depth5–7 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Anampses neoguinaicus, also known as the New Guinea wrasse and black-banded wrasse, is a species of fish found in the western Pacific Ocean.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 16 records
- February: 30 records
- March: 24 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 14 records
- July: 82 records
- August: 183 records
- September: 48 records
- October: 119 records
- November: 50 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–7 m · Deepest record: 28 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black-backed Wrasse, Black-back Wrasse, Blackback Wrasse, Black-banded Wrasse, New Guinea Chisel-tooth Wrasse, New Guinea Tamarin, New Guinea Wrasse
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Labre de Nouvelle-Guinée
- Japanese
- Nyuginiabera, ニューギニアベラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 娘仔魚, 新幾內亞阿南魚, 新幾內亞鸚鯛, 白肚龍
Other scientific names: Anampses fidjensis
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).
- 2,225 open-data records from 1967 to 2023.
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