Macropharyngodon
Genus of fishes
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Macropharyngodon is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
| Macropharyngodon | |
|---|---|
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| M. geoffroy | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Julidinae |
| Genus: | Macropharyngodon Bleeker, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Julis geoffroy | |
Species
The 12 currently recognized species in this genus are:
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Macropharyngodon bipartitus
J. L. B. Smith, 1957 |
Rare wrasse | _(cropped).JPG) |
| 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] | .jpg) |
| 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] | .jpg) |
| Macropharyngodon moyeri
Shepard & K. A. Meyer, 1978 |
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| Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Herre, 1932 |
Yellow-spotted wrasse | _(cropped).jpg) |
| 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 |
