Where does the Leopard Wrasse live?
Macropharyngodon meleagris has 5,901 records in 36 countries and territories, from 1902 to 2026. Most records come from Northern Mariana Islands.
- 5,901 records
- 36 places
- 69 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesLabridaeMacropharyngodon
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1,233 | |
| American Samoa | 1,140 | |
| Australia | 837 | |
| Guam | 707 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 611 | |
| French Polynesia | 329 | |
| Tonga | 218 | |
| Philippines | 145 | |
| Fiji | 120 | |
| Taiwan | 118 | |
| Marshall Islands | 62 | |
| New Caledonia | 58 | |
| United States | 46 | |
| Japan | 37 | |
| Solomon Islands | 37 | |
| Indonesia | 31 | |
| Palau | 29 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 23 | |
| Malaysia | 13 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | |
| Vanuatu | 12 | |
| Vietnam | 11 | |
| Cocos Islands | 9 | |
| Micronesia | 9 | |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | |
| Kiribati | 8 | |
| Tuvalu | 8 | |
| Cook Islands | 6 | |
| Niue | 4 | |
| Timor-Leste | 4 | |
| ZZ | 4 | |
| India | 3 | |
| Oman | 3 | |
| Thailand | 3 | |
| China | 1 | |
| Samoa | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Labridae.
Bluehead
125,733 records
saddle wrasse
34,501 records
Goldsinny wrasse
31,791 records
Bird wrasse
24,231 records
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse
22,724 records
Fivestripe wrasse
18,911 records
Checkerboard wrasse
17,254 records
Yellow Wrasse
16,229 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.