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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Macropharyngodon (Genus)
        └M. geoffroy (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219029🔗
iNaturalist ID: 105062🔗

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