Xyrichtys_rajagopalani

<i>Xyrichtys rajagopalani</i>

Xyrichtys rajagopalani

Species of fish

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.[2][3]

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Etymology

The fish is named in honor of V. Rajagopalan, of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute in India.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Xyrichtys rajagopalani" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. [4]
    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.


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