Biology:Iniistius melanopus

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Iniistius melanopus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Iniistius
Species:
I. melanopus
Binomial name
Iniistius melanopus
Bleeker, 1857
Synonyms
  • Novacula melanopus Bleeker, 1857
  • Hemipteronotus melanopus (Bleeker, 1857)
  • Xyrichtys melanopus (Bleeker, 1857)

Iniistius melanopus, the yellowpatch razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific. [1]

This species reaches a length of 26.0 cm (10.2 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).Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2000. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of February 2000. Catalog databases as made available on the Internet at Feb. 20, 2000.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Iniistius melanopus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3702824 entry