vermiculate wrasse

Macropharyngodon bipartitus

Thirteen Centimeters Wrasse from the South African Coast

Macropharyngodon is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Macropharyngodon
Maximum length: 13 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: from Zanzibar to Mozambique and Aldabra, Sychelles, Réunion, Mauritius and Maldives, South Africa (Kwa-Zulu-Natal), Chagos Archipelago, southern Oman, Rodrigues, and Yemen.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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