Macropharyngodon geoffroy | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Macropharyngodon |
Species: | M. geoffroy
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Binomial name | |
Macropharyngodon geoffroy |
Macropharyngodon geoffroy, also known as the Geoffroy's wrasse, is a member of the wrasse family endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. [2] It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of 13 cm (5.1 in). [3] This benthopelagic species occurs in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral on seaward reefs where it feeds mostly on molluscs, especially prosobranch gastropods) and foraminiferans. [4] Macropharyngodon geoffroy is the type species of the genus Macropharyngodon. [5]