Yellowbreasted wrasse
Anampses twistii
- Usual depth6–23 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and April
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
The yellow-breasted wrasse, Anampses twistii, is a species of wrasse native to the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area from the Red Sea to the Tuamoto Islands. It is found in lagoons and on reefs at depths of 5 to 30 m. It can reach a length of 18 cm (7.1 in). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Yellow-breasted 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: 30 records
- February: 119 records
- March: 293 records
- April: 450 records
- May: 213 records
- June: 140 records
- July: 161 records
- August: 182 records
- September: 106 records
- October: 103 records
- November: 77 records
- December: 34 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–23 m · Deepest record: 57.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Roger Rittmaster · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Yellowbreasted wrasse, Twister Wrasse, yellowbreasted wrasse
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Labre à poitrine jaune
- Japanese
- Hoshisusukibera, ホシススキベラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 娘仔魚, 星阿南魚, 星阿南鱼, 雙斑阿南魚, 雙斑鸚鯛, 黃肚龍
Other scientific names: Anampses twiisti, Anampses twisti
Similar species
Bluespotted wrasseAnampses caeruleopunctatus
Geographic wrasseAnampses geographicus
Yellowtail wrasseAnampses meleagrides
- Psychedelic Wrasse
Anampses chrysocephalus
- Cuvier's Tamarin
Anampses cuvier
- 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).
- 1,935 open-data records from 1952 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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