Xyrichtys wellingtoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species: Xyrichtys wellingtoni

Name

Xyrichtys wellingtoni Allen & Robertson, 1995

Holotype: WAM P.30994-001. [Paratypes: USNM 337445 (5)].

Type locality: Clipperton Island, 10°18'N, 109°13'W, depth 18-20 meters.

References

• Allen, G.R. & D.R. Robertson 1995: Xyrichthys wellingtoni, a new species of wrasse (Labridae) from Clipperton Island, tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpetologie, 22(3-4): 80–82.
• Westneat, M.W. 2003: Labridae (Pp. 1701-1722), Scaridae (Pp. 1723-1739). In: Carpenter 2003. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. 3.
• Xyrichtys wellingtoni in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Wellington's Razorfish