Redblotch Razorfish, Iniistius twistii (Bleeker 1856)


Other Names: Yellowbreasted Wrasse

A Redblotch Razorfish, Iniistius twistii, at Komodo, Indonesia, October 2010. Source: @perigor2000 / http://www.whatsthatfish.com/. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike


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Dianne J. Bray, Iniistius twistii in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5106

Redblotch Razorfish, Iniistius twistii (Bleeker 1856)

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Distribution

Blackwood Channel, northern Queensland. The species occurs elsewhere in the tropical west Pacific, from Japan to Taiwan and south to Indonesia.

Author

Dianne J. Bray

Redblotch Razorfish, Iniistius twistii (Bleeker 1856)

References


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

Randall, J.E. & Earle, J.L. 2002. Review of the Hawaiian razorfishes of the genus Iniistius (Perciformes: Labridae). Pacific Science 56(4): 389-402.

Randall, J.E. , Earle, J.L. & Robertson, D.R. 2002. Iniistius auropunctatus, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from the Marquesas Islands. Cybium 26(2): 93-98.

Russell, B. & Choat, H. 2010. Iniistius twistii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. . Downloaded on 07 August 2015.

Westneat, M.W. 2001. Labridae. pp. 3381-3467 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37384208

Conservation:IUCN Least Concern

Depth:10-20 m

Habitat:Sandy rubble bottoms

Max Size:20 cm SL

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