Xyrichtys martinicensis
Xyrichtys martinicensis, the rosy razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. Found in the Western Atlantic Ocean.[1]
| Xyrichtys martinicensis | |
|---|---|
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| Rosy razorfish (X. martinicensis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Xyrichtys |
| Species: | X. martinicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840 | |
This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of the island of Martinique, FWI. [3]
References
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Xyrichtys martinicensis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- 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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