False leopard (Eng) – Macropharyngodon ornatus (Lat) (family Labridae) – grows up to 12 cm. It feeds on the sea bottom dwellers - invertebrates, crustaceans, and mollusks. Reticulated pattern on the sides, head green with a pattern of red lines. Lives at depths of 3-32 meter
Habitat:
Indo-Pacific from Andaman Sea to Philippines, Indonesia, Australia
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