Biology:Macropharyngodon ornatus
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Short description: Species of fish
| Macropharyngodon ornatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Macropharyngodon |
| Species: | M. ornatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Macropharyngodon ornatus J. E. Randall, 1978
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Macropharyngodon ornatus, the false leopard or the ornate leopard wrasse,[2] is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses.[3] It is found from Sri Lanka to western Australia, including Indonesia, although records from New Ginea have not been verified.[1] This species occurs down to 30 metres (98 ft), singly or in small groups on sheltered seaward reefs or in lagoons in areas of mixed sand, rubble and coral.[3] Its diet consists of small benthic animals. M. ornatus is collected for the aquarium trade.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Craig, M.T. (2010). "Macropharyngodon ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187768A8625881. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187768A8625881.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187768/8625881. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Dianne J. Bray. "Macropharyngodon ornatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://136.154.202.208/home/species/2304. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Macropharyngodon ornatus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
External links
- Photos of Macropharyngodon ornatus on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2648501 entry
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