Iniistius jacksonensis

Iniistius jacksonensis, the purple-spotted wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.[1]

Iniistius jacksonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Iniistius
Species:
I. jacksonensis
Binomial name
Iniistius jacksonensis
(E. P. Ramsay, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Novacula jacksonensis Ramsay, 1881
  • Xyrichtys jacksonensis (Ramsay, 1881)

This species reaches a length of 17.5 cm (6.9 in).[2]

References

  1. Sainsbury, K.J., P.J. Kailola and G.G. Leyland, 1985. Continental shelf fishes of the northern and north-western Australia. An illustrated guide. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research; Clouston & Hall and Peter Pownall Fisheries Information Service, Canberra, Australia. 375 p.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Iniistius jacksonensis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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