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Tropical Reefs
Shortnose Wrasse
Macropharyngodon geoffroy
Location: Oahu, Hawaii
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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)
└Actinopteri
(Superclass)
└Teleostei
(Class)
└Eupercaria
(Order)
└Labridae
(Family)
└Julidinae
(Subfamily)
└Macropharyngodon
(Genus)
└M. geoffroy
(Species)
WoRMS ID: 219029🔗
iNaturalist ID: 105062🔗
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