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Iniistius griffithsi Randall, 2007

Griffiths' razorfish
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Madagascar country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Apparently, about 10 individuals were observed by Gerald Allen at the outer section of Locky Bay, NE Madagascar on clean sand bottom at a depth of 8 m in March 2006 (Ref. 58466:fig. 2 and 3).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 2007
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Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Xyrichtyinae
Etymology: Iniistius: Latin, in = in + Greek, istion = sail;  griffithsi: Named for the collector, Jeremy Griffiths..
  More on author: Randall.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas; intervalo de profundidade 8 - 120 m (Ref. 58466).   Tropical

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Madagascar and Christmas Island.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.3 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 58466)

Descrição breve Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total): 9; Raios dorsais moles (total): 12; Espinhos anais 3; Raios anais moles: 12; Vértebras: 25. This species is characterized by the following: Dorsal rays IX,12; anal rays III,12; pectoral rays 12; lateral line interrupted, the pored scales 19-20 + 5 or 6; cheek is naked except for a curved oblique row of 6 small scales from behind to below eye; 1 or 2 small scales dorsoanteriorly on the opercle; gill rakers 19-20; body depth 2.5-2.6 in SL; dorsal profile of snout nearly vertical; first two dorsal spines slender and flexible, the first slightly longer, 2.45-2.55 in head length; space between second and third dorsal spines more than twice that between first and second spines; color when fresh, pale grey, scale edges dorsally on body grey-brown; head grey-brown, operculum suffused with orange, with vertical blue bands; a broad oblique pale blue band containing numerous small black spots from interorbital space to above opercle; one to several black spots, edged in pale blue, on side of body above tip of pectoral fin; a dusky streak below posterior end of maxilla and lower lip; orangish patch on side of caudal peduncle, each scale with a pale blue spot; median fins bluish grey; pectoral fins orange (Ref. 58466).

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Found on sandy bottoms and dives into sand to sleep safely at night or to hide when alarmed (Ref. 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Westneat, Mark | Colaboradores

Randall, J.E., 2007. Iniistius griffithsi, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from Mauritius. Smithiana Bull. 7:9-13. (Ref. 58466)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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