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Macropharyngodon bipartitus Smith, 1957

Rare wrasse
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Jordan country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
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Comments: Reported in Ref. 58021; record most probably referring to its former subspecies Macropharyngodon marisburi (see Ref. 93522).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 2013
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Common names from other countries

Vermiculate wrasse, Diamond wrasse, Divided wrasse, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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: Smith.

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

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range ? - 30 m.   Subtropical

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