Java razorfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species:
X. javanicus
Binomial name
Xyrichtys javanicus
(Bleeker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Novacula javanica Bleeker, 1862
  • Iniistius javanicus (Bleeker, 1862)

The Java razorfish (Xyrichtys javanicus) is a doubtful species of wrasse about which little is known. This fish gets the name "javanicus" from Java, Indonesia, from which the type specimen was supposedly obtained. Also, some fish have been reported to have been spotted in the Red Sea,[2] but these are considered erroneous.[1] The validity of this species is questioned pending further studies.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Bertoncini, A. & Myers, R. (2010). "Iniistius javanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187487A8548704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187487A8548704.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Xyrichtys javanicus" in FishBase. June 2023 version.


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