Biology:Xyrichtys blanchardi
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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. blanchardi
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| Xyrichtys blanchardi (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963)
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Xyrichtys blanchardi, the marmalade razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Southeast Atlantic Ocean.[1]
This species reaches a length of 21.2 cm (8.3 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of H. Blanchard, captain of the research vessel Reine-Pokou from which the type specimen was collected.[3]
References
- ↑ Gomon, M.F. and P. Forsyth, 1990. Labridae. p. 868-882. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon, SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Xyrichtys blanchardi" 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 ☰ Q2225873 entry
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