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Anampses meleagrides
Yellowtail Wrasse
As recorded: Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- June 4, 1972
- Locality
- Eilat; off Heinz Steinitz Marine Biology Laboratory
- Island
- Eilat
- Depth
- 12 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 4, 1972, J.E. Randall also collected 4 other specimens.
Anampses meleagrides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 416 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-17
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Manggarai Barat, ID-NT, ID
(c) Nicholas Buxton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Kaledupa, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG
(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24
Wakatobi National Park, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi, ID
(c) judyasarkof, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Anampses meleagrides. BPBM 13890. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35067863. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13890.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35067863 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
