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Xyrichtys victori

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Xyrichtys victori
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species:
X. victori
Binomial name
Xyrichtys victori

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

Description

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This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).[3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Benjamin C. Victor, ichthyologist, CEO of Ocean Science Foundation. He co-discovered this species with Wellington in 1990.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Bensted-Smith, W., Brandt, M., Domínguez, O., Espinoza, E., Grove, J.S., Keith, I., Rivera, F.E., Suárez, J., Tapia, I. & Tirado-Sánchez, N. (2023). "Xyrichtys victori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T183305A217630632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T183305A217630632.en. Retrieved 11 February 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xyrichtys victori". 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.