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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 author: Randall.

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Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 40 m. Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: northern Natal in South Africa, Mauritius and Réunion; might also occur in Madagascar and Rodriguez (Ref. 2694).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4392)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11. Females: body brown with round blue spot on each scale; head yellow to brownish yellow with dark-edged blue bands (Ref. 4392). Males: body and caudal fin brownish yellow with dark-edged blue spots; head dull orange-yellow with dark edged blue bands (Ref. 4392).

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

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Westneat, Mark | Collaborators

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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Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus Randall, 1978