Geographic Wrasse

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).

Pelagic spawner (Ref. 32193). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Protogyny was proposed but not confirmed (Ref. 103751).

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 11 - 13

Inhabits shallow coral reefs; often in weedy areas. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9710).

Adults inhabit shallow coral reefs, often in weedy areas (Ref. 9710). Feed on benthic invertebrates. Expatriate juveniles are transported by currents to subtropical zones during pelagic stages (Ref. 48636). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Occasionally seen in fish markets or aquarium trade.

fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family

分布於印度-西太平洋區，由模里西斯到斐濟，北至琉球群島，南至澳洲西部及大堡礁海域等。台灣除西部外，各地海域皆有分布。

中小型之隆頭魚，可食用，在台灣南部、北部和蘭嶼一帶的礁岸，偶而可釣獲，但在漁市場中並不常見。一般用作為觀賞用魚。

體長形，側扁。口小；唇稍厚，內側具縐褶；上下頜前方各有一對向前伸出門狀齒，扁平而有切截緣。體被大或中大鱗，頭部眼前無鱗，胸部鱗片不較體側為大；側線連續。D. IX, 12；A. III, 12；L.l. 48-50；G.R. 17-20；胸鰭圓形；腹鰭第I棘或延長；幼魚尾鰭圓型，成魚稍圓至截型。體色隨魚齡及性別而異；雌魚與幼魚深褐色，背鰭與臀鰭最後三軟條上有一黑色眼狀斑，尾鰭末具白緣；雄魚青褐色，頭與胸部有藍色蟲狀紋，每一鱗片有藍色紋，背鰭與臀鰭青色，有乳白邊及小點，胸鰭棕綠色，基部具藍點。

主要棲息於岸邊的珊瑚礁淺海域，尤其是珊瑚礁較繁茂的區域，深度可達30公尺。白天在珊瑚礁區覓食活動，晚上則鑽沙而眠；獨居或成對生活。幼魚常擬態為一片落葉於潮水中漂游，藉此躺避掠食者。具性轉變的行為，屬於先雌後雄型。幼魚以小型甲殼類和多毛類為食，成魚以較大型的甲殼類、軟體動物和多毛類等為食。

Anampses geographicus, the geographic wrasse, is a fish found in the Indo West Pacific Ocean.

This species reaches a length of 31.0 cm (12.2 in).

Inhabits shallow coral reefs. Feeds on benthic invertebrates. Occasionally seen in fish markets or aquarium trade.