Ornate Leopard Wrasse, Macropharyngodon ornatus Randall 1978
Other Names: False Leopard Wrasse, Ornate Leopard-wrasse, Ornate Wrasse, Western Leopard Wrasse
An Ornate Leopard Wrasse, Macropharyngodon ornatus, at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Source: Ian V. Shaw / Reef Life Survey. License: CC BY Attribution
Summary:
Females have an orange-red head, thorax, and abdomen, with greenish-yellow bands and spots, shading to blackish over most of the body with yellow-green spots (one per scale); males are similar but generally darker in colour.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Macropharyngodon ornatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2304
Ornate Leopard Wrasse, Macropharyngodon ornatus Randall 1978
References
Randall, J.E. 1978. A revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus Macropharyngodon, with descriptions of five new species. Bulletin of Marine Science 28: 742–770.
