Macropharyngodon negrosensis Black leopard wrasse, Black wrasse, Negros wrasse, Yellowspotted wrasse

Macropharyngodon negrosensis is commonly referred to as Black leopard wrasse, Black wrasse, Negros wrasse, Yellowspotted wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 700 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Macropharyngodon negrosensis
German:: Schwarzer Leoparden-Junker
English:: Black Leopard Wrasse, Black Wrasse, Negros Wrasse, Yellowspotted Wrasse

Category:: Leppefisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Macropharyngodon (Genus) > negrosensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Herre, 1932

Occurrence:: American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, China, Christmas Islands, Cook Islands, Corea, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 8 - 32 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Coralline soils, coral quarry, Reef-associated, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 3.94" - 4.72" (10cm - 12cm)
Temperature:: 25,2 °F - 84.2 °F (25,2°C - 29°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Brine Shrimps, Carnivore, Copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 153.98 gal (~ 700L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-08-26 21:22:02
Last edit:: 2025-02-08 13:52:55

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Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre, 1932

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!