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Macropharyngodon Bleeker, 1862

AphiaID

205521 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205521)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Julidinae Bonaparte, 1841

Original name

Macropharyngodon Bleeker, 1862

Synonymised names

Macrophartyngodon Bleeker, 1862 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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Species Macropharyngodon bipartitus Smith, 1957
Species Macropharyngodon choati Randall, 1978
Species Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus Randall, 1978
Species Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Species Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall, 1978
Species Macropharyngodon marisrubri Randall, 1978
Species Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839)
Species Macropharyngodon moyeri Shepard & Meyer, 1978
Species Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre, 1932
Species Macropharyngodon ornatus Randall, 1978
Species Macropharyngodon pakoko Delrieu-Trottin, Williams & Planes, 2014
Species Macropharyngodon vivienae Randall, 1978
Species Macropharyngodon aquilolo Jenkins, 1901 accepted as Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Species Macropharyngodon geoffroyi (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) accepted as Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Species Macropharyngodon meliagris (Valenciennes, 1839) accepted as Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839) (misspelling)
Species Macropharyngodon pardalis (Kner, 1867) accepted as Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839)
Species Macropharyngodon varialvus Smith, 1957 accepted as Macropharyngodon bipartitus Smith, 1957

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Macropharyngodon Bleeker, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205521 on 2026-04-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-22 06:50:38Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-12-02 12:48:54Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2025-10-25 18:24:50Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]