Xyrichtys
| Xyrichtys | |
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| Rosy razorfish (X. martinicensis) | |
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| Pearly razorfish (X. novacula) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Xyrichtys G. Cuvier, 1814 |
| Type species | |
| Coryphaena novacula Linnaeus, 1758
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Xyrichtys is a genus of wrasses native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, where they are found in sandy-bottomed habitats. They are commonly known as razorfishes, as they are very laterally compressed with a sharp bony ridge at the front of their heads. This adaptation allows them to burrow very quickly into the sand at any sign of danger.
Species[]
The 11 currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- (Cadenat & , 1963) (marmalade razorfish)
- & , 1981
- Xyrichtys javanicus (Bleeker, 1862) Java razorfish
- Valenciennes, 1840 (rosy razorfish)
- T. N. Gill, 1862 (Cape razorfish)
- Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) (pearly razorfish)
- Venkataramanujam, & Ramanathan, 1987
- (Günther, 1868) (yellow razorfish)
- Castelnau, 1855 (green razorfish)
- , 1992 (Galapagos razorfish)
- G. R. Allen & , 1995
Gallery[]
X. splendens
X. splendens illustration
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Xyrichtys in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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- Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
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