Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Ornate Leopard Wrasse
Macropharyngodon ornatus
Ornate Leopard Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Macropharyngodon ornatus
Size: Up to 4.25 in. (11 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea
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. ornatus (Species)

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