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Iniistius

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

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyLabridae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded4,151

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
89
With media
16
Family
Labridae
Collections
USNM, LSUMZ, CSIRO
Recorded in
Philippines, Vietnam, Australia, United States

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

==Species== The 22 currently recognized species in this genus are: Iniistius aneitensis (Günther, 1862) (yellowblotch razorfish) Iniistius auropunctatus J. E. Randall, Earle & D. R. Robertson, 2002 Iniistius bakunawa (Sorgon, Tea, Meren & Nañola, 2023) (Eclipse-spot razor wrasse) 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)(Japanese flag fish) Iniistius umbrilatus (O. P. Jenkins, 1901) (razor wrasse) Iniistius verrens (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902)

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