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Genus of fishes
Macropharyngodon is a
genus of
wrasses native to the
Indian and
Pacific Oceans.
Species
The 12 currently recognized species in this genus are:
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
Macropharyngodon geoffroy
Quoy &
Gaimard , 1824 (Geoffroy's wrasse)
[2]
Macropharyngodon kuiteri
J. E. Randall , 1978 (Black leopard wrasse)
Macropharyngodon marisrubri
J. E. Randall , 1978
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Valenciennes , 1839 (Blackspotted wrasse)
[3]
Macropharyngodon moyeri
Shepard &
K. A. Meyer , 1978
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
^
Eschmeyer, William N. ; Fricke, Ron & 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.
doi :
10.1007/s12526-015-0332-x .
S2CID
8456367 .