| Xyrichtys victori | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Xyrichtys |
| Species: | X. victori |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyrichtys victori Wellington, 1992 | |
Xyrichtys victori, the Galapagos razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses, found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.[1]
This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Benjamin C. Victor, ichthyologist, CEO of Ocean Science Foundation. He co-discovered this species with Wellington in 1990. [3]
References
- ↑ Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Xyrichtys victori" 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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