Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labriformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species: Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae

Name

Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae (Günther, 1868)

Lectotype: BMNH 1867.10.9.9 or 1867.12.26.5 (largest of 2). [Paralectotypes: BMNH 1867.10.9.19 (1) or 1867.12.26.5 (smaller of two)]. Lectotype designated by Randall, 1965:500

Type locality: Saint Helena Island, South Atlantic.

Synonyms

  • Hemipteronotus sanctaehelenae (Günther, 1868)
  • Novacula sanctaehelenae Günther, 1868

References

  • Günther, A. 1868: Report on a collection of fishes made at St. Helena by J. C. Melliss, Esq. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, 1868 (pt 2): 225–228, Pls. 18-19.
  • Westneat, M.W. 2003: Labridae (Pp. 1701-1722), Scaridae (Pp. 1723-1739). In: Carpenter 2003. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. 3.
  • Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 06/2022.

Vernacular names

English: Yellow Razorfish
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