Macropharyngodon
| Macropharyngodon | |
|---|---|
| M. geoffroy | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Julidinae |
| Genus: | Macropharyngodon Bleeker, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Julis geoffroy Quoy & Gaimard, 1824[1]
| |
Macropharyngodon is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
The 12 currently recognized species in this genus are:
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Macropharyngodon bipartitus
J. L. B. Smith, 1957 |
Rare wrasse | |
| Macropharyngodon choati
J. E. Randall, 1978 |
Choat's wrasse | |
| Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus
J. E. Randall, 1978, 1978 |
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| Macropharyngodon geoffroy | Geoffroy's wrasse[2] | |
| Macropharyngodon kuiteri
J. E. Randall, 1978 |
Black leopard wrasse | |
| Macropharyngodon marisrubri
J. E. Randall, 1978 |
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| Macropharyngodon meleagris
Valenciennes, 1839 |
Blackspotted wrasse[3] | |
| Macropharyngodon moyeri
Shepard & K. A. Meyer, 1978 |
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| Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Herre, 1932 |
Yellow-spotted wrasse | |
| Macropharyngodon ornatus
J. E. Randall, 1978 |
False leopard | |
| Macropharyngodon pakoko
Delrieu-Trottin, J. T. Williams & Planes, 2014 |
Pakoko wrasse[2] | |
| Macropharyngodon vivienae
J. E. Randall, 1978 |
Madagascar wrasse |
References
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Macropharyngodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ a b Delrieu-Trottin, E., Williams, J.T. & Planes, S. (2014): Macropharyngodon pakoko, a new species of wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) endemic to the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Zootaxa, 3857 (3): 433–443.
- ^ Bos, A.R. (2016). "Soft corals provide microhabitat for camouflaged juveniles of the Blackspotted wrasse Macropharyngodon meleagris (Labridae)". Marine Biodiversity. 46 (1): 299–301. Bibcode:2016MarBd..46..299B. doi:10.1007/s12526-015-0332-x. S2CID 8456367.