Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Macropharyngodon geoffroy, also known as the Geoffroy's wrasse, is a member of the wrasse family endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of 13 cm (5.1 in). This benthopelagic species occurs in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral on seaward reefs where it feeds mostly on molluscs, especially prosobranch gastropods) and foraminiferans. Macropharyngodon geoffroy is the type species of the genus Macropharyngodon.
Wikipedia contributors, Macropharyngodon geoffroy; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:06:54.767791+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Macropharyngodon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyJulidinae Bonaparte, 1841
- genusMacropharyngodon Bleeker, 1862
- speciesMacropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Macropharyngodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| vermiculate wrasseMacropharyngodon bipartitus Smith, 1957 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropharyngodon choati Randall, 1978 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall, 1978 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropharyngodon moyeri Shepard & Meyer, 1978 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropharyngodon ornatus Randall, 1978 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropharyngodon vivienae Randall, 1978 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropharyngodon marisrubri Randall, 1978 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus Randall, 1978 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre, 1932 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Macropharyngodon pakoko Delrieu-Trottin, Williams & Planes, 2014 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Julis geoffroy Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | synonym |
| Macropharyngodon aquilolo Jenkins, 1901 Jenkins, 1901 | synonym |
| Macropharyngodon geoffroyi (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219029 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3X7JR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.