Iniistius

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Iniistius
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Redblotch Razorfish (I. twistii)
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I. cyanifrons
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Iniistius
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Xyrichthys pavo
Valenciennes, 1840 [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Duohemipteronotus Fowler, 1956

Iniistius is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [3]

Species

The 22 currently recognized species in this genus are: [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Iniistius". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Iniistius in FishBase . August 2013 version.
  1. ↑ Specimens discovered in the Loay Public Market, Loay, Bohol, Philippines since September 2023. [ citation needed ]


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