Pale Razorfish
Iniistius aneitensis
- Usual depth3–23 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
About this species
Iniistius aneitensis, the yellowblotch razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–23 m · Deepest record: 25 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pale Razorfish, White-blotch Razorfish, White-blotch Razor Wrasse, Whitepatch Razorfish, Yellowblotch Razorfish
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Cuchillo pálido
- Filipino
- Bankilan, Bungat, Isdang bato
- Japanese
- Hage-hirabera, Hagehirabera, ハゲヒラベラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 安納地項鰭魚, 安納地頸鰭魚, 平倍良, 楔鯛, 短頸鰭魚, 短项鳍鱼, 紅姑娘仔, 紅新娘, 胭脂冷, 虹彩鯛, 角龍, 豎停仔, 離鰭鯛
Other scientific names: Novacula aneitensis, Xyrichthys anaitensis, Xyrichthys niveilatus, Xyrichtys aneitensis
Similar species
- Peacock razorfish
Iniistius pavo
- Five-finger Razorfish
Iniistius pentadactylus
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
bullethead parrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Clown wrasseCoris aygula
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 70 open-data records from 1990 to 2017.
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