Biology:Iniistius bimaculatus

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Short description: Species of fish

Iniistius bimaculatus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Iniistius
Species:
I. bimaculatus
Binomial name
Iniistius bimaculatus
(Rüppell, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Xyrichtys bimaculatus Rüppell, 1829
  • Xyrichtys bimaculatus Rüppell, 1829
  • Novacula punctulata Valenciennes, 1840
  • Hemipteronotus punctulatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Xyrichtys punctulatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Hemipteronotus hypospilus Schultz, 1960
  • Xyrichtys hypospilus (Schultz, 1960)

Iniistius bimaculatus, the two-spot razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and off the coasts of India.[1]

This species reaches a length of 28.5 cm (11.2 in).[2]

References

  1. Gomon, M.F. and J.E. Randall, 1984. Labridae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Iniistius bimaculatus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q9008519 entry