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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Xyrichtyinae
Genus: Iniistius

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21 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Iniistius aneitensis (Günther, 1862)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iniistius aneitensis
[Yellowblotch razorfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Iniistius auropunctatus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 20.4 cm SL
Iniistius baldwini (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iniistius baldwini
[Baldwin's razorfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28.5 cm TL
Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iniistius bimaculatus
[Two-spot razorfish]

Photo by Maggs, J.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
Iniistius brevipinnis Randall, 2013

Photo by Maggs, J.
 
Iniistius brevipinnis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 16.1 cm SL
Iniistius celebicus (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iniistius celebicus
[Celebes razorfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14.9 cm SL
Iniistius cyanifrons (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iniistius cyanifrons
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Iniistius dea (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iniistius dea
[Blackspot razorfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Iniistius evides (Jordan & Richardson, 1909)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iniistius evides
[]

Photo by Fisheries Research Institute, Taiwan

Western Central Pacific

Iniistius geisha (Araga & Yoshino, 1986)

Photo by Fisheries Research Institute, Taiwan
 
Iniistius geisha
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Iniistius griffithsi
[Griffiths' razorfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Iniistius jacksonensis (Ramsay, 1881)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iniistius jacksonensis
[Purple-spotted wrasse]

Photo by Myers, R.F.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Iniistius melanopus (Bleeker, 1857)

Photo by Myers, R.F.
 
Iniistius melanopus
[Yellowpatch razorfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
Iniistius naevus Allen & Erdmann, 2012

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Iniistius naevus
[Blemished razorfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iniistius pavo
[Peacock wrasse]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Iniistius pentadactylus
[Fivefinger wrasse]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Iniistius spilonotus
[]

Photo by Cornish, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Iniistius trivittatus (Randall & Cornish, 2000)

Photo by Cornish, A.
 
Iniistius trivittatus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Iniistius twistii (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Iniistius twistii
[Redblotch razorfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
Iniistius umbrilatus (Jenkins, 1901)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Iniistius umbrilatus
[Razor wrasse fish]

Photo by Park, J.-H.

Northwest Pacific

Iniistius verrens (Jordan & Evermann, 1902)

Photo by Park, J.-H.
 
Iniistius verrens
[]
21 Species of Family Labridae with Genus Iniistius
(Wrasses)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1862 Iniistius aneitensis Yellowblotch razorfish Indo-Pacific 24 TL
2002 Iniistius auropunctatus Eastern Central Pacific 12.9 SL
1903 Iniistius baldwini Baldwin's razorfish Western Central Pacific 20.4 SL
1829 Iniistius bimaculatus Two-spot razorfish Indo-West Pacific 28.5 TL
2013 Iniistius brevipinnis Indian Ocean 14.3 SL
1856 Iniistius celebicus Celebes razorfish Pacific Ocean 16.1 SL
1840 Iniistius cyanifrons Western Indian Ocean 14.9 SL
1845 Iniistius dea Blackspot razorfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
1909 Iniistius evides Western Pacific 19 TL
1986 Iniistius geisha Western Central Pacific
2007 Iniistius griffithsi Griffiths' razorfish Indian Ocean 14.3 SL
1881 Iniistius jacksonensis Purple-spotted wrasse Eastern Indian Ocean 17.5 TL
1857 Iniistius melanopus Yellowpatch razorfish Indo-West Pacific. 26 TL
2012 Iniistius naevus Blemished razorfish Eastern Indian Ocean 13.2 SL
1840 Iniistius pavo Peacock wrasse Indo-Pacific 42 TL
1758 Iniistius pentadactylus Fivefinger wrasse Indo-Pacific 25 TL
1857 Iniistius spilonotus Western Pacific
2000 Iniistius trivittatus Northwest Pacific 30 TL
1856 Iniistius twistii Redblotch razorfish Western Pacific 20 SL
1901 Iniistius umbrilatus Razor wrasse fish Eastern Central Pacific 17.5 SL
1902 Iniistius verrens Northwest Pacific



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