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Xyrichtys incandescens

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Xyrichtys incandescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species:
X. incandescens
Binomial name
Xyrichtys incandescens

Xyrichtys incandescens, the Brazilian razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.[2][3]

Etymology

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The fishes name means glowing.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Ferreira, B.P., Feitosa, C.V., Sampaio, C. & Bertoncini, A. (2010). "Xyrichtys incandescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187669A8595470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187669A8595470.en. Retrieved 13 February 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xyrichtys incandescens". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ^ 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.