Iniistius dea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Iniistius
Species:
I. dea
Binomial name
Iniistius dea
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Xirichthys dea Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
  • Hemipteronotus dea (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
  • Xyrichtys dea Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
  • Xyrichthys margaritatus Fourmanoir, 1967
  • Xyrichtys margaritatus Fourmanoir, 1967

Iniistius dea, the blackspot razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from India and northwestern Australia to the southern part of Japan and into the China seas.[1]

This species reaches a length of 30.00 cm (11.81 in).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text)
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Iniistius dea" in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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