Black Wrasse

Macropharyngodon negrosensis

Bislamasop · glisfis— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

uncommonblackgreenspottedsmallreef

Habitat: Reef
Max size: 12 cm
Depth: 8-32 m
Family: Labridae

Macropharyngodon negrosensis, the yellow-spotted wrasse, black Leopard-wrasse or black Wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses.

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Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Two small spotted wrasses of mixed sand and coral. Leopard Wrasse females and young are whitish to greenish with irregular black spots -- dark on light. Black Wrasse is the reverse: black with small blue-green spots, pale yellow above the head, and black anal and pelvic fins. Male leopard wrasses turn orange-red with green spots.

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