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Xyrichtys trivittatus

(Blue-Razor Wrasse)

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Blue-Razor Wrasse, Triple-barred Razorfish

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

三帶虹彩鯛, 三帶連鰭唇魚, 紅姑娘仔, 紅新娘

Description

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Habitat

Juveniles in coastal waters along reef edges on sand or rubble , or open patches on reef. Adults mainly in deep outer reef habitats where they occur in small loose group along sand ridges[1].

Biome: Marine .

Ecology: As far as is known, this species has never been seen in the wild, at least not by a scientist. In general razorfishes (Xyrichtys spp. ) live over open stretches of sand which they dive into when threatened (Randall and Cornish 2000).[2].

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Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Xyrichtys sp. 1 Not Applicable

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Westneat M.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Xyrichtys

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 20 species and subspecies in this genus:

X. bimaculatus (Two-Spot Razorfish) · X. blanchardi (Marmalade Razorfish) · X. celebicus (Celebes Razorfish) · X. dea (Black-Spot Tuskfish) · X. halsteadi (Halstead's Razorfish) · X. incandescens (Razorfish) · X. jacksonensis (Purple-Spotted Wrasse) · X. martinicensis (Straight-Tail Razorfish) · X. melanopus (High-Spot Razor Wrasse) · X. mundiceps (Cape Razorfish) · X. novacula (Pearly Razorfish) · X. pastellus (The Pastel Razorfish) · X. trivittatus (Indianfish Blue Razorfish) · X. pentadactylus (Red-Spot Razor Wrasse) · X. sanctaehelenae (Yellow Razorfish) · X. splendens (Green Razor Wrasse) · X. trivittatus (Triple-Barred Razorfish) · X. twistii (Yellowbreasted Wrasse) · X. victori (Galapagos Razorfish) · X. woodi (Wood's Razorfish)

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Footnotes

  1. Kuiter, R. H. and Tonozuka (2001). Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidar - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p. [back]
  2. Shuk Man, C. 2006. Xyrichtys trivittatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 February 2012. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012