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Xyrichtys wellingtoni Allen & Robertson 1995

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Diagnostic Description

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Principal caudal rays 12 (middle 10 branched); upper and lower procurrent caudal rays 5 or 6; terminal phase pink with purple, diamond-shaped mark covering most of each scale; dorsal, anal and basal half of caudal fin dark purple; pelvic fins dusky purple; pectoral fins translucent; juveniles and initial phase fish mainly white to pale pink with translucent fins (Ref. 31088).
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Life Cycle

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 12
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Biology

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Inhabits sandy areas; specimens collected from a reef-surrounded sand patch (Ref. 31088).
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Xyrichtys wellingtoni

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Xyrichtys wellingtoni, the Clipperton razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. Found in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean.[1]

This species reaches a length of 7.2 cm (2.8 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of marine biologist Gerard M. Wellington of the University of Houston. It was he who assisted with the collection of the type specimens. [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. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Xyrichtys wellingtoni" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  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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Xyrichtys wellingtoni: Brief Summary

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Xyrichtys wellingtoni, the Clipperton razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. Found in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean.

This species reaches a length of 7.2 cm (2.8 in).

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