Biology:Xyrichtys victori
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| Xyrichtys victori | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Xyrichtys |
| Species: | X. victori
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| Binomial name | |
| Xyrichtys victori Wellington, 1992
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Xyrichtys victori, the Galapagos razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses, found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.[1]
This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Benjamin C. Victor, ichthyologist, CEO of Ocean Science Foundation. He co-discovered this species with Wellington in 1990. [3]
References
- ↑ Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Xyrichtys victori" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "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 ☰ Q2346837 entry
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