Xyrichtys wellingtoni, the Clipperton razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.[2]
| Xyrichtys wellingtoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Xyrichtys |
| Species: | X. wellingtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Xyrichtys wellingtoni G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1995
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Description edit
This species reaches a length of 7.2 cm (2.8 in).[3]
Etymology edit
The fish is named in honor of marine biologist Gerard M. Wellington of the University of Houston. It was he who assisted with the collection of the type specimens.[4]
References edit
- ^ Allen, G., Victor, B., Rocha, L. (2015). "Xyrichtys wellingtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T183739A85698736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015.RLTS.T183739A85698736.en. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Xyrichtys wellingtoni" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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.
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