Xyrichtys martinicensis

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Rosy razorfish
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species:
X. martinicensis
Binomial name
Xyrichtys martinicensis

Xyrichtys martinicensis, the rosy razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean. [2]

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Description

This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in). [3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the island of Martinique, FWI. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Sadovy, Y.J. & Luiz Rocha. (2010). "Xyrichtys martinicensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T154697A4609111. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154697A4609111.en . Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xyrichtys martinicensis". 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.


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