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Anampses lennardi

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Anampses lennardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Anampses
Species:
A. lennardi
Binomial name
Anampses lennardi

Anampses lennardi, the blue-and-yellow wrasse, is a species of fish found in the eastern Indian Ocean.[2]

Description

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This species reaches a length of 28.0 cm (11.0 in). [3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Fynes Barrett-Lennard (1915–2008), an Australian landowner who collected many herpetological and ichthyological specimens for the Western Australia Museum.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Pollard, D. & Cabanban, A. (2010). "Anampses lennardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187567A8570520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187567A8570520.en. Retrieved 26 January 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Randall, J.E., 1972. A revision of the labrid fish genus Anampses. Micronesica 8(1–2):151–190.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anampses lennardi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 February 2023.