Iniistius baldwini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Iniistius
Species:
I. baldwini
Binomial name
Iniistius baldwini
Synonyms
  • Hemipteronotus baldwini Jordan & Evermann, 1903
  • Xyrichtys baldwini (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)

Iniistius baldwini, the Baldwin's razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. it is found in the Western Central Pacific.[1]

This species reaches a length of 20.4 cm (8.0 in).[2]

Etymology

Albertus Baldwin

The fish is named in honor of Albertus Baldwin (1865-1935), who while employed by the U.S. Government's Departments of Agriculture, Interior and Commerce, illustrated scientific reports, with his paintings of American and Hawaiian fishes. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97.
  2. ↑ https://www.fishbase.se/summary/57870
  3. ↑ 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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