Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Marine [1].
Ecology:
This species occurs over sand
and rubble
bottoms
to depths up to
250 m
.
Species of Xyrichtys are called Razorfish
in allusion to their compressed
bodies and the sharp leading edge
of their forehead and snout, specialisations for quick entry into
sand (Randall 2007).[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 9 Marine Neritic
- 9.4 Marine Neritic - Subtidal Sandy
- 9.8 Marine Neritic - Coral Reef [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
There is some taxonomic
confusion between the species under Xyrichtys
and Iniistius. The genus Iniistius has been considered a synonym
of Xyrichtys by some authors
but it is now recognized as a separate
genus, distinct
from Xyrichtys (Randall and Earle 2002, Randall et
al. 2002). Seventeen species are included
in Iniistius and
they are: I. aneitensis, I. auropunctatus, I. baldwini, I. bimaculatus,
I. cyanifrons, I. dea, I. evides, I. griffithsi, I. jacksoniensis,
I. melanopus, I. pavo, I. pentadactylus, I. spilonotus, I. trivittatus,
I. twistii, I. umbrilatus, and I. verrens.[1].
Similar Species
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)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Froese, R. and Pauly, D. 2009. Fishbase. World wide web publication. Available at: www.fishbase.org.
- IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 27 October 2010).
- Randall, J.E. 2007. Iniistius griffithsi, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from Mauritius. Smithiana Bulletin 7: 9-13.
- Randall, J.E. and Allen, G.R. 2004. Xyrichtys koteamea, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from Easter Island. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 51(1): 251-255.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 4, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Rocha, L. 2010. Xyrichtys koteamea. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5464290
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-158135
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13533676
- IUCN ID: 249367
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3404765
Footnotes
- Rocha, L. 2010. Xyrichtys koteamea. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 February 2012. [back]
