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Iniistius bakunawa Sorgon, Tea, Meren & Nañola, 2023

Eclipse-spot razor wrasse
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Xyrichtyinae
Etymology: Iniistius: Latin, in = in + Greek, istion = sail;  bakunawa: Species epithet named after 'Bakunawa', a serpentine figure in Visayan mythology believed to have caused an eclipse by devouring the moon (Ref. 129132).

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

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 54 - 57 m (Ref. 129132). Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: Philippines & western Australia

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.2 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 129132)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

This species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: 7 horizontal rows of scales on cheek; GR: 4-6 + 8-11 = 12-17; gill rakers short, bearing teeth; and tubed lateral line scales 23-26; 2 scales dorsoanteriorly on opercle. Colouration: Head and body pale yellowish to jade green with a large black and white concentric ellipsoid ocellus on the posteriormost edge of its dorsal fin.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

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Sorgon, K.E.S., Y.-K. Tea, J.C. Meren and C.L. Nañola Jr., 2023. Iniistius bakunawa, a new species of razor wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) from the Philippines and Western Australia. Raffles Bull. Zool. 71:511-519. (Ref. 129132)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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