Pearl wrasse
📖 Overview
Adults are found over rocky substrate of inshore areas. They also inhabit tide pools and relatively deeper water . Benthopelagic . Feed on crustaceans, including shrimps, amphipods (gammarids and caprellids), copepods, ostracods, isopods, and brachyuran crabs. Other food items include sipunculids, gastropods, chitons, and occasionally ophiuroids and echinoids, tunicates, algae, foraminifera, and fish material. Protogynous . Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Pearl wrasse is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pearl wrasse is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 26 m . Tropical known only from the islands of Hawaii, Oahu, Maui, and Midway.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans, including shrimps, amphipods (gammarids and caprellids), copepods, ostracods, isopods,
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Cuvier's Tamarin · Cuvier's Wrasse · Pearl Wrasse · Spotted Wrasse Fish |
| 🏳️Catalan | Donzella perla |
| 🌍CES | kněžík perlový |
| 🌍MSA | Keling batik |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Bodião-escama-perolada |
| 🌍TGL | Mameng |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anampses cuvieri | Quoy & Gaimard | 1824 | Synonym |
| Anampses evermanni | Jenkins | 1901 | Synonym |
| Anampses godeffroyi | Günther | 1881 | Synonym |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Pearl wrasse.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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