Iniistius trivittatus

Iniistius trivittatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Iniistius
Species:
I. trivittatus
Binomial name
Iniistius trivittatus
Synonyms
  • Xyrichtys trivittatus J. E. Randall & Cornish, 2000

Iniistius trivittatus, the three banded razorfish or blue razor wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses, currently only known from the Pacific waters off Hong Kong and Taiwan. This species inhabits reefs from the surface to 10 m (33 ft) deep. It can reach 30 cm (12 in) in total length.[2]

It is deep bodied and extremely laterally compressed as in all members of its genus. It is distinctively coloured, generally pale yellow with three broad, dark, vertical bars on its body. A further diagnostic trait is the presence of a deep notch between the first two spines of the dorsal fin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Russell, B. (2010). "Iniistius trivittatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187412A8528923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187412A8528923.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Iniistius trivittatus". FishBase. October 2013 version.