Xyrichtys mundiceps

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Xyrichtys mundiceps
Scientific classification File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species:
X. mundiceps
Binomial name
Xyrichtys mundiceps

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

Description

This species reaches a length of 14.5 cm (5.7 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named by Gill.[4]

References

  1. Allen, G., Robertson, R., Victor, B., Rocha, L. (2010). "Xyrichtys mundiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183754A8170497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183754A8170497.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 mundiceps". 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.