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Macropharyngodon vivienae Randall, 1978

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Macropharyngodon vivienae Randall, 1978
Name authority
Randall, 1978
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
  11. subfamilyJulidinae Bonaparte, 1841
  12. genusMacropharyngodon Bleeker, 1862
  13. speciesMacropharyngodon vivienae Randall, 1978

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Macropharyngodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
vermiculate wrasseMacropharyngodon bipartitus Smith, 1957LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Macropharyngodon choati Randall, 1978LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall, 1978LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Macropharyngodon moyeri Shepard & Meyer, 1978LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Macropharyngodon ornatus Randall, 1978LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Macropharyngodon marisrubri Randall, 1978LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus Randall, 1978LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre, 1932LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Macropharyngodon pakoko Delrieu-Trottin, Williams & Planes, 2014LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 527 records assigned to Labridae.

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.

  1. Randall, J. E. (1978). A revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus Macropharyngodon, with descriptions of five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci., 28. 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:3X7K6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.