| Xyrichtys mundiceps | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Xyrichtys |
| Species: | X. mundiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyrichtys mundiceps T. N. Gill, 1862 | |
Xyrichtys mundiceps, the Cape razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. Found in the Eastern Central Pacific.[1]
This species reaches a length of 14.5 cm (5.7 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named by Gill.[3]
References
- ↑ 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 mundiceps" 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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