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title: Yellow-breasted Wrasse (Anampses twistii)
scientific_name: Anampses twistii
common_name: Yellow-breasted Wrasse
taxon: Wrasse
conservation_status: LC - Least Concern
published: 2024-01-01T12:06:21.722Z
updated: 2025-11-25T13:58:09.000Z
tags: Yellow-breasted Wrasse, Anampses twistii, Wrasse, Red Sea, Marine Life, Diving
url: https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/wrasse/yellow-breasted-wrasse
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# Yellow-breasted Wrasse (*Anampses twistii*)

**Taxon:** Wrasse (*Labridae*)  
**Conservation Status:** LC - Least Concern  


The yellow-breasted wrasse, Anampses twistii, is a species of wrasse native to the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area from the Red Sea to the Tuamoto Islands.  It is found in lagoons and on reefs at depths of 5 to 30 m (16 to 98 ft).  It can reach a length of 18 cm (7.1 in).  It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.

The specific name honours the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1851 to 1856 Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist (1809-1887).


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*Source: [Red Sea Creatures](https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/wrasse/yellow-breasted-wrasse)*
*Updated: November 25, 2025*