Iniistius auropunctatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Iniistius |
Species: | I. auropunctatus |
Binomial name | |
Iniistius auropunctatus | |
Iniistius auropunctatus is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean. [2]
This species reaches a length of 12.9 cm (5.1 in). [3]
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes. They are typically small, most of them less than 20 cm (7.9 in) long, although the largest, the humphead wrasse, can measure up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft). They are efficient carnivores, feeding on a wide range of small invertebrates. Many smaller wrasses follow the feeding trails of larger fish, picking up invertebrates disturbed by their passing. Juveniles of some representatives of the genera Bodianus, Epibulus, Cirrhilabrus, Oxycheilinus, and Paracheilinus hide among the tentacles of the free-living mushroom corals and Heliofungia actiniformis.
Iniistius trivittatus, the three banded razorfish or blue razor wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses, currently only known from the Pacific waters off Hong Kong and Taiwan. This species inhabits reefs from the surface to 10 m (33 ft) deep. It can reach 30 cm (12 in) in total length.
Iniistius is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist was the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1851 to 1856.
Iniistius pavo, the peacock wrasse or blue razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses, which has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
Iniistius pentadactylus, the fivefinger wrasse or fivefinger razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses, which has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
Iniistius griffithsi, the Griffiths' razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Indian Ocean.
Iniistius twistii, the redblotch razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Iniistius umbrilatus, the razor wrasse fish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.
Iniistius spilonotus, the three-banded razorfish or blue razor wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.
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.
Iniistius naevus, the blemished razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean.
Iniistius bimaculatus, the two-spot razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and off the coasts of India.
Iniistius brevipinnis is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the western Indian Ocean.
Iniistius celebicus, the Celebes razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Pacific Ocean.
Iniistius dea, the blackspot razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from India and north-western Australia to the southern part of Japan and the China seas.
Iniistius evides is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the wrasse family Labridae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.
Iniistius jacksonensis, the purple-spotted wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the wrasse family Labridae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean.
Iniistius geisha is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.
The eclipse-spot razor wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific.