The eclipse-spot razor wrasse (Iniistius bakunawa) is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific. This fish is in the family Labridae.[1][2]
| Eclipse-spot razor wrasse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Iniistius |
| Species: | I. bakunawa
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| Binomial name | |
| Iniistius bakunawa Sorgon, Tea, Meren & Nañola 2023
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Discovery
editThe species was written from seven specimens obtained from public fish markets from the Philippines, and two specimens from deep channel trawls from Western Australia. This fish was discovered in 2023, but the seven specimens found in the public fish markets were discovered in 2018.
Appearance
editThe new species is highly distinctive in having a pale jade green body with a large black and white concentric ellipsoid ocellus on the posterior edge of its dorsal fin.[3]
Naming
editThe species was named Bakunawa, referring to a draconic creature in Visayan mythology that would have caused an eclipse by devouring the moon. The name was given in reference to the eclipse-like mark on the dorsal fin, which resembles a total solar eclipse.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "FAMILY Details for Labridae - Wrasses". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ a b Sorgon, Kent Elson S.; Tea, Yi-Kai; Meren, Jasmin C.; Nañola Jr., Cleto L. "Iniistius bakunawa, a new species of razor wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) from the Philippines and Western Australia". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 71: 511–519.
- ^ "Iniistius bakunawa". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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