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Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae

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Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species:
X. sanctaehelenae
Binomial name
Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae
(Günther, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Novacula sanctaehelenae Günther, 1868
  • Hemipteronotus sanctaehelenae (Günther, 1868)

Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae, the yellow razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the central Atlantic Ocean.[2]

Description

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This species reaches a length of 23.3 cm (9.2 in).[3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of the island of St. Helens in the Atlantic. [4]

References

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  1. ^ Choat, J.H. & Rocha, L. (2010). "Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187605A8579447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187605A8579447.en. Retrieved 13 February 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Gomon, M.F. and P. Forsyth, 1990. Labridae. p. 868-882. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon, SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae". 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.