Iniistius brevipinnis Razor Wrasse

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lexID:: 12022

Scientific:: Iniistius brevipinnis
German:: Messerlippfisch
English:: Razor Wrasse

Category:: Wrasses
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Iniistius (Genus) > brevipinnis (Species)
Initial determination:: Randall, 2013

Occurrence:: Endemic species, South-Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: - 46 Meter
Size:: up to 5.51" (14,25 cm)
Food:: Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-03-13 14:04:39
Last edit:: 2019-03-14 10:24:39

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Source:
http://www.oceansciencefoundation.org/josf/josf7a.pdf
Seven new species of labrid fishes (Coris, Iniistius, Macropharyngodon, Novaculops, and Pteragogus) from the Western Indian Ocean
John Randall
Volume 7 /2013

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