Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Shortnose Wrasse
Macropharyngodon geoffroy
Shortnose Wrasse
Also known as: Geoffroy's Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Macropharyngodon geoffroy
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 20-100 ft. (6-30 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Macropharyngodon (Genus)
        └M. geoffroy (Species)

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