Iniistius

Iniistius is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[3]

Iniistius
Redblotch Razorfish (I. twistii)
I. cyanifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Iniistius
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Xyrichthys pavo
Valenciennes, 1840[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Duohemipteronotus Fowler, 1956

Species

The 21 currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]

  • Iniistius aneitensis (Günther, 1862) (yellowblotch razorfish)
  • Iniistius auropunctatus J. E. Randall, Earle & D. R. Robertson, 2002
  • Iniistius baldwini (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) (Baldwin's razorfish)
  • Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) (two-spot razorfish)
  • Iniistius brevipinnis J. E. Randall, 2013
  • Iniistius celebicus (Bleeker, 1856) (Celebes razorfish)
  • Iniistius cyanifrons (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Iniistius dea (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (blackspot razorfish)
  • Iniistius evides (D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1909)
  • Iniistius geisha (Araga & Yoshino, 1986)
  • Iniistius griffithsi J. E. Randall, 2007 (Griffiths' razorfish)
  • Iniistius jacksonensis (E. P. Ramsay, 1881) (purple-spotted wrasse)
  • Iniistius melanopus (Bleeker, 1857) (yellowpatch razorfish)
  • Iniistius naevus G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (blemished razorfish)
  • Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840) (peacock wrasse)
  • Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758) (fivefinger wrasse)
  • Iniistius spilonotus (Bleeker, 1857)
  • Iniistius trivittatus (J. E. Randall & Cornish, 2000)
  • Iniistius twistii (Bleeker, 1856) (redblotch razorfish)
  • Iniistius umbrilatus (O. P. Jenkins, 1901) (razor wrasse)
  • Iniistius verrens (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902)

References
  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Iniistius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Labridae genera". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Iniistius in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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