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Life Cycle

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

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Inhabits open sand slopes; adults usually share this habitat with Heteroconger klausewitzi.
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Xyrichtys victori

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

This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Benjamin C. Victor, ichthyologist, CEO of Ocean Science Foundation. He co-discovered this species with Wellington in 1990. [3]

References

  1. ^ Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Xyrichtys victori" 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 victori: Brief Summary

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

This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).

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