Iniistius baldwini

Iniistius baldwini
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Iniistius
Species:	I. baldwini
Binomial name
Iniistius baldwini (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
Synonyms
Hemipteronotus baldwiniJordan & Evermann, 1903 Xyrichtys baldwini(Jordan & Evermann, 1903)

Iniistius baldwini, the Baldwin's razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. it is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean. ^[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 20.4 cm (8.0 in). ^[3]

Etymology

Albertus Baldwin

The fish is named in honor of Albertus Baldwin (1865–1935), who while employed by the U.S. Government's Departments of Agriculture, Interior and Commerce, illustrated scientific reports, with his paintings of American and Hawaiian fishes. ^[4]

References

1. Russell, B. (2010). "Iniistius baldwini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T187731A8615167. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187731A8615167.en . Retrieved 15 February 2024.
2. Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97.
3. https://www.fishbase.se/summary/57870
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (i-x)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 February 2023.