Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Corinae
Genus: Macropharyngodon

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12 species
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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Macropharyngodon bipartitus Smith, 1957

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Macropharyngodon bipartitus
[Rare wrasse]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Macropharyngodon choati Randall, 1978

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Macropharyngodon choati
[Choat's wrasse]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus Randall, 1978

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Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus
[]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

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Macropharyngodon geoffroy
[Geoffroy's wrasse]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall, 1978

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Macropharyngodon kuiteri
[Black leopard wrasse]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Macropharyngodon marisrubri Randall, 1978

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Macropharyngodon marisrubri
[]

Photo by Yin, Robert

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839)

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Macropharyngodon meleagris
[Blackspotted wrasse]

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Macropharyngodon moyeri Shepard & Meyer, 1978

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Macropharyngodon moyeri
[]

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Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre, 1932

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Macropharyngodon negrosensis
[Yellowspotted wrasse]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Macropharyngodon ornatus Randall, 1978

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Macropharyngodon ornatus
[False leopard]

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French Polynesia, Marques
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Macropharyngodon pakoko Delrieu-Trottin, Williams & Planes, 2014

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Macropharyngodon pakoko
[Pakoko wrasse]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Macropharyngodon vivienae Randall, 1978

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Macropharyngodon vivienae
[Madagascar wrasse]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Macropharyngodon bipartitus Rare wrasse Western Indian Ocean 13 TL 1957
Macropharyngodon choati Choat's wrasse Western Pacific 7.6 SL 1978
Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus Western Indian Ocean 11.5 TL 1978
Macropharyngodon geoffroy Geoffroy's wrasse Pacific Ocean 15 TL 1824
Macropharyngodon kuiteri Black leopard wrasse Western Pacific 10 TL 1978
Macropharyngodon marisrubri Western Indian Ocean 9.5 SL 1978
Macropharyngodon meleagris Blackspotted wrasse Indo-Pacific 15 SL 1839
Macropharyngodon moyeri Northwest Pacific 12 TL 1978
Macropharyngodon negrosensis Yellowspotted wrasse Eastern Indian Ocean and 12 TL 1932
Macropharyngodon ornatus False leopard Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1978
Macropharyngodon pakoko Pakoko wrasse French Polynesia, Marques 7.2 SL 2014
Macropharyngodon vivienae Madagascar wrasse Western Indian Ocean 11 TL 1978



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