Iniistius melanopus

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Iniistius melanopus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Iniistius
Species:
I. melanopus
Binomial name
Iniistius melanopus
Bleeker, 1857
Synonyms
  • Novacula melanopusBleeker, 1857
  • Hemipteronotus melanopus(Bleeker, 1857)
  • Xyrichtys melanopus(Bleeker, 1857)

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. [2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 26.0 cm (10.2 in). [3]

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References

  1. Russell, B. & Myers, R.F. (2010). "Iniistius melanopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T187655A8592538. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187655A8592538.en . Retrieved 9 February 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2000. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of February 2000. Catalog databases as made available on the Internet at Feb. 20, 2000.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Iniistius melanopus" in FishBase . June 2013 version.