Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) 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. meleagris (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219028🔗
iNaturalist ID: 81498🔗

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