Scientific Name
Anampses geographicus
Common Name
Geographic wrasse
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11-13;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 11 - 13. Color of Philippine `pterophthalmus' form very dark olive-brown; scales with reddish margins; body without markings. Male form (painting) reddish brown, each scale with a vertical blue line; irregular blue lines on head and thorax; median fins with spots or stripes and colored margins. Dorsal spines pungent. Caudal fin rounded in juveniles. Juveniles with large ocelli at the ends of the dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 48636).