Macropharyngodon negrosensis
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| Macropharyngodon negrosensis | |
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| Adult female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Macropharyngodon |
| Species: | M. negrosensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre, 1932 | |
Macropharyngodon negrosensis, the yellow-spotted wrasse, black Leopard-wrasse or black Wrasse,[2] is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses.[3]
The basic colour of this species is blackish, with the scales in males edged in pale green, or marked with small, pale spots in females. Both sexes have black anal and pelvic fins, while the caudal fin is contrastingly pale although the males have blackish lobes.[2]
Younger juvenile
Older juvenile
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Distribution
It distribution extends from the Andaman Sea and Christmas Island to the Philippines and Samoa, extending north to the Ryukyu Islands and south to northern Australia.[3]
