Xyrichtys wellingtoni

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

Xyrichtys wellingtoni, the Clipperton razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean. [2]

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Description

This species reaches a length of 7.2 cm (2.8 in). [3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of marine biologist Gerard M. Wellington of the University of Houston. It was he who assisted with the collection of the type specimens. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Allen, G., Victor, B., Rocha, L. (2015). "Xyrichtys wellingtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T183739A85698736. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015.RLTS.T183739A85698736.en . Retrieved 13 February 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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 wellingtoni". 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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