Wrasse, Anthias, and Other Marine Fish
Bipartite Leopard Wrasse
Macropharyngodon bipartitus
Photo: jon hanson from london, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size13 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Labridae
- Origin
- Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea
- Size
- 13 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 300 L
- Diet
- carnivore (microfauna)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Orange with blue spots. Like all leopard wrasse, it requires a well-established aquarium with microfauna.
