Xyrichtys rajagopalani

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Xyrichtys rajagopalani

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species:
X. rajagopalani
Binomial name
Xyrichtys rajagopalani
Venkataramanujam, Venkataramani & Ramanathan, 1987

Xyrichtys rajagopalani, the Rajagopalan's razorfish, is a

Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Indian Ocean.[2][3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of V. Rajagopalan, of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute in India.[4]

References

  1. . Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  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.) (2015). "Xyrichtys rajagopalani" in 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.