Choat's Wrasse (species: Macropharyngodon choati) in Green Island (Gaia Guide)
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Macropharyngodon choati
Choat's Wrasse


©David Witherall and Alina Herrmann: Red Leopard Wrasse, Macropharyngodon choati, Green Island

©John E. Randall: Macropharyngodon choati

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Macropharyngodon
Species Macropharyngodon choati

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 7.6 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 0 m to 30 m

Synonyms

Interesting facts

  • Like Parrotfish, the Red Leopard Wrasse has a second set of teeth (or bones) in the back of the throat that crushes food. It eats small crustaceans or planktonic rock plants (foraminafera), swallows them whole and pulverises them, shell and all (try doing that with a prawn at lunch).
    At night this fish will bury itself in the sand to avoid getting eaten.

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Found in channels and seaward reefs (FishBase).

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