Xyrichtys

Taxobox
name = "Xyrichtys"

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Xyrichtys woodi"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
subordo = Labroidei
familia = Labridae
genus = "Xyrichtys"
genus_authority = Cuvier, 1814
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =See text

"Xyrichtys" is a genus of wrasses found in sandy-bottomed ocean habitats throughout the world. They are commonly known as razorfishes as they are very laterally compressed with a sharp bony ridge at the front of the head. This adaptation allows these fishes to burrow very quickly into the sand at any sign of danger.

pecies

25 species are currently recognized:
*"Xyrichtys bimaculatus" Two-spot Razorfish
*"Xyrichtys blanchardi" Marmalade Razorfish
*"Xyrichtys cyanifrons"
*"Xyrichtys dea"
*"Xyrichtys evides"
*"Xyrichtys geisha"
*"Xyrichtys incandescens"
*"Xyrichtys jacksonensis" Purple-spotted Wrasse
*"Xyrichtys javanicus"
*"Xyrichtys martinicensis" Rosy Razorfish
*"Xyrichtys melanopus" Yellowpatch Razorfish
*"Xyrichtys mundiceps" Cape Razorfish
*"Xyrichtys niger"
*"Xyrichtys novacula" Pearly Razorfish
*"Xyrichtys pentadactylus" Fivefinger Wrasse
*"Xyrichtys rajagopalani"
*"Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae" Yellow Razorfish
*"Xyrichtys splendens" Green Razorfish
*"Xyrichtys trivittatus"
*"Xyrichtys twistii"
*"Xyrichtys verrens"
*"Xyrichtys victori" Galapagos Razorfish
*"Xyrichtys virens"
*"Xyrichtys wellingtoni"
*"Xyrichtys woodi"

References

* [http://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/39.1/18-22.pdf "Xyrichtys trivittatus", a New Species of Razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from Hong Kong and Taiwan J.E. Randall and A.S. Cornish]
* [http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/NomenClature/ValidNameList.cfm?criteria=SYNONYMS.SynGenus+%3D+%27xyrichtys%27++AND+SYNONYMS.SynSpecies+like+%27%25%25%27+&vtitle=Scientific+Names+where+genus+equals+%3Ci%3EXyrichtys%3C%2Fi%3E FishBase entry for "Xyrichtys"]