WoRMS name details
Macropharyngodon bipartitus bipartitus Smith, 1957
223873 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:223873)
unaccepted
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Macropharyngodon bipartitus Smith, 1957) Smith, J. L. B. (1957). List of the fishes of the family Labridae in the western Indian Ocean with new records and five new species. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> 7: 99-114, Pls. 1-2. [details]
Description Found solitary or in pairs in coral reef areas and usually aloof. Feeds on invertebrates by picking items from the...
Description Found solitary or in pairs in coral reef areas and usually aloof. Feeds on invertebrates by picking items from the substratum. Burrows in the sand at the sign of danger (Ref. 5503). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Macropharyngodon bipartitus bipartitus Smith, 1957. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=223873 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Macropharyngodon bipartitus Smith, 1957) Smith, J. L. B. (1957). List of the fishes of the family Labridae in the western Indian Ocean with new records and five new species. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> 7: 99-114, Pls. 1-2. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Randall, J. E. (2013). Seven New Species Of Labrid Fishes (Coris, Iniistius, Macropharyngodon, Novaculops, And Pteragogus) From The Western Indian Ocean. <em>Zenodo.</em> , available online at https://www.oceansciencefoundation.org/josf/josf7a.pdf [details]
additional source Randall, J. E. (2013). Seven New Species Of Labrid Fishes (Coris, Iniistius, Macropharyngodon, Novaculops, And Pteragogus) From The Western Indian Ocean. <em>Zenodo.</em> , available online at https://www.oceansciencefoundation.org/josf/josf7a.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found solitary or in pairs in coral reef areas and usually aloof. Feeds on invertebrates by picking items from the substratum. Burrows in the sand at the sign of danger (Ref. 5503). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | rare wrasse | [details] |
