Xyrichtys bimaculatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Species: Xyrichtys bimaculatus

Name

Xyrichtys bimaculatus Rüppell, 1829

Holotype: SMF 180 (2), MNHN A-3685 (1).

Type locality: Bay of Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea.

Synonyms

• Hemipteronotus hypospilus Schultz, 1960
• Hemipteronotus punctulatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
• Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829)
• Novacula punctulata Valenciennes, 1840
• Xyrichtys hypospilus (Schultz, 1960)
• Xyrichtys punctulatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

References

• Rüppell, W.P.E.S. 1828-30: Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt-am-Main. : 1–141 + 3 pp., col. Pls. 1-35.
• Westneat, M.W. 2003: Labridae (Pp. 1701-1722), Scaridae (Pp. 1723-1739). In: Carpenter 2003. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. 3.
• Xyrichtys bimaculatus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Two-spot Razorfish