Xyrichtys wellingtoni
Xyrichtys wellingtoni, the Clipperton razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.[2]
| Xyrichtys wellingtoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Xyrichtys |
| Species: | X. wellingtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyrichtys wellingtoni G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1995 | |
Description
This species reaches a length of 7.2 cm (2.8 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of marine biologist Gerard M. Wellington of the University of Houston. It was he who assisted with the collection of the type specimens.[4]
References
- Allen, G., Victor, B., Rocha, L. (2015). "Xyrichtys wellingtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T183739A85698736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015.RLTS.T183739A85698736.en. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Xyrichtys wellingtoni" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- 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.
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