Iniistius
Iniistius is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[3]
| Iniistius | |
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| Redblotch Razorfish (I. twistii) | |
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| I. cyanifrons | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Iniistius T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Xyrichthys pavo Valenciennes, 1840[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Species
The 21 currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- Iniistius aneitensis (Günther, 1862) (yellowblotch razorfish)
- Iniistius auropunctatus J. E. Randall, Earle & D. R. Robertson, 2002
- Iniistius baldwini (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) (Baldwin's razorfish)
- Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) (two-spot razorfish)
- Iniistius brevipinnis J. E. Randall, 2013
- Iniistius celebicus (Bleeker, 1856) (Celebes razorfish)
- Iniistius cyanifrons (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Iniistius dea (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (blackspot razorfish)
- Iniistius evides (D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1909)
- Iniistius geisha (Araga & Yoshino, 1986)
- Iniistius griffithsi J. E. Randall, 2007 (Griffiths' razorfish)
- Iniistius jacksonensis (E. P. Ramsay, 1881) (purple-spotted wrasse)
- Iniistius melanopus (Bleeker, 1857) (yellowpatch razorfish)
- Iniistius naevus G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (blemished razorfish)
- Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840) (peacock wrasse)
- Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758) (fivefinger wrasse)
- Iniistius spilonotus (Bleeker, 1857)
- Iniistius trivittatus (J. E. Randall & Cornish, 2000)
- Iniistius twistii (Bleeker, 1856) (redblotch razorfish)(Japanese flag fish)
- Iniistius umbrilatus (O. P. Jenkins, 1901) (razor wrasse)
- Iniistius verrens (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Iniistius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Iniistius in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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