| Xyrichtys rajagopalani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Xyrichtys |
| Species: | X. rajagopalani
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| Binomial name | |
| Xyrichtys rajagopalani Venkataramanujam, Venkataramani & Ramanathan, 1987
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Xyrichtys rajagopalani, the Rajagopalan's razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Indian Ocean.
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of V. Rajagopalan, of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute in India.
References
- ^ Choat, J.H. (2010). "Xyrichtys rajagopalani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187376A8517903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187376A8517903.en. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xyrichtys rajagopalani". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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.
