Xyrichtys koteamea

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 koteamea

Name

Xyrichtys koteamea Randall & Allen, 2004

Holotype: BPBM 6715. [Paratypes: MNHNC 7227 (1), USNM 375852 (1), ZRC 49157 (1)].

Type locality: West coast of Rano Kau, Easter Island, 29°09'S, 109°26'W, depth 50 meters.

References

• Randall, J.E. & G.R. Allen 2004: Xyrichtys koteamea, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from Easter Island. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 51(1): 251–255.
• 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 koteamea in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Razorfish