Macropharyngodon geoffroy

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Macropharyngodon geoffroy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Macropharyngodon
Species:
M. geoffroy
Binomial name
Macropharyngodon geoffroy
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

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]

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References

  1. Craig, M.T. (2010). "Macropharyngodon geoffroy". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T187680A8599138. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187680A8599138.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Hoover, J.P. (2008). The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals. Mutual Publishing. p. 342. ISBN   978-1-56647-887-8.
  3. 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.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Macropharyngodon geoffroy" in FishBase . November 2014 version.
  5. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Macropharyngodon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 16 January 2020.