WoRMS name details
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). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). 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]
Unverified
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]
From editor or global species database
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