Xyrichtys blanchardi

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Xyrichtys blanchardi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species:
X. blanchardi
Binomial name
Xyrichtys blanchardi
(Cadenat & Marchal, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Novaculichthys blanchardiCadenat & Marchal, 1963
  • Hemipteronotus blanchardi(Cadenat & Marchal, 1963)

Xyrichtys blanchardi, the marmalade razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean. [2]

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Description

This species reaches a length of 21.2 cm (8.3 in). [3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of H. Blanchard, captain of the research vessel Reine-Pokou from which the type specimen was collected. [4]

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References

  1. Bertoncini, A., Russell, B. & Choat, J.H. (2010). "Xyrichtys blanchardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T187745A8618706. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187745A8618706.en . Retrieved 13 February 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 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.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Xyrichtys blanchardi" in FishBase . February 2015 version.
  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.