Xyrichtys splendens, the green razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses.[2] It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.[3]

Xyrichtys splendens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species:
X. splendens
Binomial name
Xyrichtys splendens
Castelnau, 1855

Description

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This species reaches a length of 17.5 cm (6.9 in).[4]

Etymology

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The fish's name means beautiful.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Rocha, L. (2010). "Xyrichtys splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187670A8595808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187670A8595808.en. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ McEachran, John D.; Fechhelm, Janice D. (1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 2: Scorpaeniformes to Tetraodontiformes. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-70634-7.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xyrichtys splendens". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  5. ^ 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.