Komodo, Indonesia
Juvenile
Yap, Micronesia
Initial Phase
Moorea, French Polynesia
Initial Phase
Palau
Initial Phase
Anilao, Philippines
Initial Phase
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Leopard Wrasse
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Leopard Wrasse
Also known as: Blackspotted Wrasse, Guineafowl Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Macropharyngodon meleagris
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Eastern Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Julidinae (Subfamily)
└Macropharyngodon (Genus)
└M. meleagris (Species)
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