Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae

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 sanctaehelenae

Name

Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae (Günther, 1868)

Lectotype: BMNH 1867.10.9.9 or 1867.12.26.5 (largest of 2). [Paralectotypes: BMNH 1867.10.9.19 (1) or 1867.12.26.5 (smaller of two)]. Lectotype designated by Randall, 1965:500

Type locality: Saint Helena Island, South Atlantic.

Synonyms

• Hemipteronotus sanctaehelenae (Günther, 1868)
• Novacula sanctaehelenae Günther, 1868

References

• Günther, A. 1868: Report on a collection of fishes made at St. Helena by J. C. Melliss, Esq. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, 1868 (pt 2): 225–228, Pls. 18-19.
• 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 sanctaehelenae in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Yellow Razorfish