Iniistius trivittatus, the three banded razorfish or blue razor wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses, currently only known from the Pacific waters off Hong Kong and Taiwan. This species inhabits reefs from the surface to 10 m (33 ft) deep. It can reach 30 cm (12 in) in total length.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Iniistius |
Species: | I. trivittatus
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Binomial name | |
Iniistius trivittatus (J. E. Randall & Cornish, 2000)
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It is deep bodied and extremely laterally compressed as in all members of its genus. It is distinctively coloured, generally pale yellow with three broad, dark, vertical bars on its body. A further diagnostic trait is the presence of a deep notch between the first two spines of the dorsal fin.[2]
References
edit- ^ Russell, B. (2010). "Iniistius trivittatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187412A8528923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187412A8528923.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Iniistius trivittatus". FishBase. October 2013 version.