Java razorfish

Java razorfish
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species: X. javanicus
Binomial name
Xyrichtys javanicus
(Bleeker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Novacula javanica Bleeker, 1862
  • Iniistius javanicus (Bleeker, 1862)

Xyrichtys javanicus, the Java razorfish, is a doubtful species of wrasse about which little is known. This fish gets the name "javanicus" from Java, Indonesia, from which the type specimen was supposedly obtained. Also, some fish have been reported to have been spotted in the Red Sea. The validity of this species is questioned pending further studies.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bertoncini, A. & Myers, R. (2010). "Iniistius javanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xyrichtys javanicus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.