Xyrichtys rajagopalani

Xyrichtys rajagopalani
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Xyrichtys
Species:	X. rajagopalani
Binomial name
Xyrichtys rajagopalani Venkataramanujam, Venkataramani & Ramanathan, 1987

Xyrichtys rajagopalani, the Rajagopalan's razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Indian Ocean. ^{[2] [3]}

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of V. Rajagopalan, of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute in India. ^[4]

References

1. Choat, J.H. (2010). "Xyrichtys rajagopalani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T187376A8517903. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187376A8517903.en . Retrieved 13 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. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xyrichtys rajagopalani". 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.