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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Xyrichtyinae
Genus: Xyrichtys

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
Xyrichtys blanchardi (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Xyrichtys blanchardi
[Marmalade Razorfish]

Photo by Krajewski, J.P.

Western Atlantic

Xyrichtys incandescens Edwards & Lubbock, 1981

Photo by Krajewski, J.P.
 
Xyrichtys incandescens
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
 
Xyrichtys javanicus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Xyrichtys martinicensis
[Rosy razorfish]

Photo by Victor, B.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
Xyrichtys mundiceps Gill, 1862

Photo by Victor, B.
 
Xyrichtys mundiceps
[Cape razorfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Xyrichtys novacula
[Pearly razorfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Xyrichtys rajagopalani
[]

Photo by Brown,J./EMD, St Helena Government

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 23.3 cm SL
Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Brown,J./EMD, St Helena Government
 
Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae
[Yellow razorfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Xyrichtys splendens Castelnau, 1855

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Xyrichtys splendens
[Green razorfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Xyrichtys victori Wellington, 1992

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Xyrichtys victori
[Galapagos razorfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Xyrichtys wellingtoni Allen & Robertson, 1995

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Xyrichtys wellingtoni
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11 Species of Family Labridae with Genus Xyrichtys
(Wrasses)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1963 Xyrichtys blanchardi Marmalade Razorfish Southeast Atlantic 21.2 SL
1981 Xyrichtys incandescens Western Atlantic
1862 Xyrichtys javanicus Indian Ocean
1840 Xyrichtys martinicensis Rosy razorfish Western Atlantic 15 TL
1862 Xyrichtys mundiceps Cape razorfish Eastern Central Pacific 14.5 SL
1758 Xyrichtys novacula Pearly razorfish Western Atlantic 38 TL
1987 Xyrichtys rajagopalani Western Indian Ocean
1868 Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae Yellow razorfish Southeast Atlantic 23.3 SL
1855 Xyrichtys splendens Green razorfish Western Atlantic 17.5 TL
1992 Xyrichtys victori Galapagos razorfish Eastern Pacific 15 TL
1995 Xyrichtys wellingtoni Eastern Central Pacific 7.2 SL



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