Anampses lennardi explained

Anampses lennardi, the blue-and-yellow wrasse, is a species of fish found in the eastern Indian Ocean.^[1]

Description

This species reaches a length of 28cm (11inches).

Etymology

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.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Randall, J.E., 1972. A revision of the labrid fish genus Anampses. Micronesica 8(1–2):151–190.
2. Web site: Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h) . 21 February 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.