Macropharyngodon geoffroy, Geoffroy's wrasse : aquarium

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Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Geoffroy's wrasse
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Macropharyngodon: Greek, makros = great + Greek, pharyngx = pharynx + Greek,odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 6 - 32 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical

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Pacific Ocean: Hawaii southward to central Polynesia, westward through Micronesia, and through the East Indies.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 583)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in mixed sand, rubble, and coral areas of seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds mainly on mollusks (prosobranch gastropods) and foraminiferans (Ref.3921).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Randall, J.E., 1978. A revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus Macropharyngodon, with descriptions of five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 28(4):742-770. (Ref. 2694)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Aquarium: commercial
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