Biology:Iniistius dea

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Iniistius dea
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Iniistius
Species:
I. dea
Binomial name
Iniistius dea
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Xirichthys dea Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
  • Hemipteronotus dea (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
  • Xyrichtys dea Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
  • Xyrichthys margaritatus Fourmanoir, 1967
  • Xyrichtys margaritatus Fourmanoir, 1967

Iniistius dea, the blackspot razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from India and northwestern Australia to the southern part of Japan and into the China seas.[1]

This species reaches a length of 30.00 cm (11.81 in).[2]

References

  1. Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Iniistius dea" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3760347 entry