FB-64206 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64206 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Kurtiformes Apogonidae Neamia Neamia articycla Fraser & Allen, 2006 Tanaka's wrasse 2008-07-28 2024-05-10 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Randall, J.E. and R.H. Kuiter0 Wetmorella tanakai, a new wrasse (Perciformes: Labridae) from Indonesia and the Philippines. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(1):1-6. (Ref. 75144) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-64216 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-07-29 00:00:00 2013-07-24 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64216 Found in coral reefs but secretive (Ref. 90102). Randall, J.E. and R.H. Kuiter 2007 Wetmorella tanakai, a new wrasse (Perciformes: Labridae) from Indonesia and the Philippines. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(1):1-6. (Ref. 75144) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64216 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-07-29 00:00:00 2008-07-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64216 This species is distinct with the following characters: D IX, 10; A III, 8; pectoral rays 12; 14+6 lateral-line scales; 15-17 gill rakers; body depth 3.0-3.3 in SL; head length (HL) 2.35-2.4 in SL; snout length 3.2-3.25 in HL; interorbital width 4.5 in HL; longest dorsal spine 2.15 in HL; third anal spine 2.05 in HL; pectoral-fin length 2.2 in HL; pelvic-fin length 2.15 in HL; when fresh it is purplish red posteriorly, grading to orange-red anteriorly; the snout and ventral part of head usually light blue-green; across body with 3 narrow white bars, the first from below second dorsal spine to abdomen, the second from eighth dorsal spine to third anal spine, the third across caudal peduncle; from nape across head behind eye runs a slightly oblique narrow bar, a faint white line extending ventrally from anterior edge of orbit; anteriorly on soft portion of dorsal fin is an ocellated black spot as large as eye; a short oblique narrow white band from middle of soft portion of dorsal fin onto back; anteriorly on soft portion of anal fin is a small elliptical ocellus; bluish white pelvic fins with a very large black spot; no blackish spot ventrally on abdomen between pelvic fins (Ref. 75144). Randall, J.E. and R.H. Kuiter 2007 Wetmorella tanakai, a new wrasse (Perciformes: Labridae) from Indonesia and the Philippines. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(1):1-6. (Ref. 75144) FB-Morphology-64216 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-07-29 00:00:00 2008-07-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64216 Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 23 Randall, J.E. and R.H. Kuiter 2007 Wetmorella tanakai, a new wrasse (Perciformes: Labridae) from Indonesia and the Philippines. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(1):1-6. (Ref. 75144) FB-Distribution-64216 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-07-29 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64216 Western Pacific: Indonesia and the Philippines. Randall, J.E. and R.H. Kuiter 2007 Wetmorella tanakai, a new wrasse (Perciformes: Labridae) from Indonesia and the Philippines. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(1):1-6. (Ref. 75144) FB-LifeCycle-64216 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 2008-07-29 00:00:00 2013-07-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=64216&StockCode=54368 Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-64216 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-02-12 00:00:00 2018-02-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ tanakai Found in coral reefs but secretive (Ref. 90102). Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) FB-Size-64216 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-07-29 00:00:00 2013-07-24 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64216 3.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 75144)) Randall, J.E. and R.H. Kuiter 2007 Wetmorella tanakai, a new wrasse (Perciformes: Labridae) from Indonesia and the Philippines. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(1):1-6. (Ref. 75144) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-64216 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-07-29 00:00:00 2013-07-24 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64216 reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 30 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)