Biology:Xyrichtys splendens

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Xyrichtys splendens
Xyrichtys splendens 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species:
X. splendens
Binomial name
Xyrichtys splendens
Castelnau, 1855

Xyrichtys splendens, the green razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses.[1] Xyrichtys splendens is found the Western Atlantic Ocean.[2]

This species reaches a length of 17.5 cm (6.9 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish's name means beautiful.[4]

References

  1. McEachran, John D.; Fechhelm, Janice D. (1998) (in en). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 2: Scorpaeniformes to Tetraodontiformes. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-70634-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=-e3gHMy57QEC&dq=Xyrichtys+splendens&pg=PA525. 
  2. Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Xyrichtys splendens" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (i-x)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/labriformes2/. 


Wikidata ☰ Q2708663 entry