Macropharyngodon is a genus of native to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans.
Species
The 12 currently recognized species in this genus are:
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Macropharyngodon bipartitus J. L. B. Smith, 1957 (Rare wrasse)
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Macropharyngodon choati J. E. Randall, 1978 (Choat's wrasse)
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Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus J. E. Randall, 1978, 1978
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Macropharyngodon geoffroy Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (Geoffroy's wrasse)
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Macropharyngodon kuiteri J. E. Randall, 1978 (Black leopard wrasse)
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Macropharyngodon marisrubri J. E. Randall, 1978
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Macropharyngodon meleagris Valenciennes, 1839 (Blackspotted wrasse)
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Macropharyngodon moyeri Shepard & K. A. Meyer, 1978
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Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre, 1932 (Yellow-spotted wrasse)
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Macropharyngodon ornatus J. E. Randall, 1978 (False leopard)
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Macropharyngodon pakoko Delrieu-Trottin, J. T. Williams & Serge Planes, 2014 (Pakoko wrasse)
[Delrieu-Trottin, E., Williams, J.T. & Planes, S. (2014): Macropharyngodon pakoko, a new species of wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) endemic to the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Zootaxa, 3857 (3): 433–443.]
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Macropharyngodon vivienae J. E. Randall, 1978 (Madagascar wrasse)