FB-4984 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4984 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Eupercaria/misc Labridae Macropharyngodon Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839) Maringyan Buntogon Blackspotted wrasse Eastern leopard wrasse Guinea fowl wrasse Leopard wrasse Reticulated wrasse Vermiculated wrasse Wrasse Panter-huulkalake Panter-kirevjunkur labe Labayan Lampalampa Lubay-lubay Molmol Nodoguro-bera Bayan Bayan harimau Nuri harimau Sugale-puletasi Po'ou Bankilan Bungat Isdang bato Maming Arinaimawa Balaki Banog Danlugan Lubayan Lulukdayan Mul-mul Pilo-pilo Pirat-pirat Tamago Tausay Te arinaimawa Verde verde Worupwurupw 朱斑大咽齒鯛 朱斑大咽齿鲷 珠斑大咽齒魚 珠斑大咽齿鱼 真珠大咽齒魚 真珠大咽齿鱼 Halichoeres nigropunctatus Seale, 1901 Julis meleagris Valenciennes, 1839 Leptojulis pardalis Kner, 1867 Macropharyngodon meliagris (Valenciennes, 1839) Macropharyngodon negrosensis (non Herre, 1932) Macropharyngodon pardalis (Kner, 1867) Platyglossus nigromaculatus Günther, 1872 Wetmorella nigropunctata (Seale, 1901) 1992-02-07 2023-06-15 Breder, C.M. and D.E. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4984 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Mamel_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Mamel_u0.gif FB-pic-4984-34659 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 2002-11-18 2002-11-21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4984 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Mamel_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Mamel_u1.gif FB-pic-4984-44424 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg Information Center Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences 2006-04-10 2006-04-10 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4984 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Mamel_u6.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Mamel_u6.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-4984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-02-07 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4984 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Inhabits subtidal reef flats and outer lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Usually in areas with mixed sand, rubble, and coral (Ref. 9710). Feeds mainly on gastropods, other hard-shelled prey (Ref. 9823), and foraminiferans (Ref. 37816). Rarely marketed. Randall, J.E. 1978 A revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus <i>Macropharyngodon</i>, with descriptions of five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 28(4):742-770. (Ref. 2694) FB-DiagnosticDescr-4984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-02-15 00:00:00 2013-01-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4984 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Color in life of young and females whitish to greenish with irregular black spots; males orange-red with greenish yellow spots (edged in blue and black, per scale); head spotted and banded. Anterior lateral line scales with 2-4 pores. Pelvic fins short, not reaching anus. Randall, J.E. 1978 A revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus <i>Macropharyngodon</i>, with descriptions of five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 28(4):742-770. (Ref. 2694) FB-Morphology-4984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-02-15 00:00:00 2013-01-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4984 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 11; Vertebrae: 25 Randall, J.E. 1978 A revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus <i>Macropharyngodon</i>, with descriptions of five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 28(4):742-770. (Ref. 2694) FB-Distribution-4984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-02-07 00:00:00 2015-10-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4984 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Indo-Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean to western Pacific and islands of Oceania. Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) FB-Uses-4984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-02-07 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4984 fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III 1990 Dr. Burgess's atlas of marine aquarium fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 768 p. Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III 1990 Dr. Burgess's atlas of marine aquarium fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 768 p. FB-LifeCycle-4984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-02-07 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=4984&StockCode=5217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-4984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-01-24 00:00:00 2008-12-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public meleagris http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Feeds on detritus, benthic and planktonic invertebrates (Ref. 6110). Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose 1984 Food habits of teleostean reef fishes in Okinawa Island, southern Japan. University of Tokyo Bulletin, no. 25. v,128p. University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, Japan. 128 p. (Ref. 6110) FB-Size-4984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-02-07 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4984 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9823)) Westneat, M.W. 2001 Labridae. Wrasses, hogfishes, razorfishes, corises, tuskfishes. p. 3381-3467. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9823) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-4984 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-02-07 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4984 reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 128797), usually 0 - 30 m (Ref. 27115) Coleman, R., J.M. Copus, D.M. Coffey, R.K. Whitton and B.W. Bowen 2018 Shifting reef fish assemblages along a depth gradient in Pohnpei, Micronesia. PeerJ, 6: e4650. (Ref. 128797) Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius 1997 SF457.1 .B3513 1994 Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition. (Ref. 27115)