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]
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]