Peacock razorfish

Iniistius pavo

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth5–62 m
Water temperature22–29 °C
Best monthsOctober
How commonOccasional

About this species

Iniistius pavo, the peacock wrasse or blue razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses, which has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 8 records
March: 2 records
April: 8 records
May: 11 records
June: 9 records
July: 11 records
August: 6 records
September: 8 records
October: 20 records
November: 9 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–62 m · Deepest record: 250 m

0–10 m: 12 records
10–20 m: 10 records
20–30 m: 17 records
30–40 m: 7 records
40–50 m: 6 records
50–60 m: 9 records
60–70 m: 4 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

20–22 °C: 8 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 63 records
26–28 °C: 29 records
28–30 °C: 32 records

Names and classification

English: Peacock razorfish, Black-barred Razorfish, Blue Razorfish, Indianfish, Indianfish Blue Razorfish, Leaf Wrasse, Nabeta razorfish, Pavo Razorfish, peacock razorfish, Peacock Razorfish, Peacock wrasse, Peacock Razor Wrasse, peacock wrasse, Razor wrasse, Red-belly Razor Wrasse

Names in 6 more languages

German: Blauer Schermesserfisch
Spanish: cuchillo pavo real, Vieja Pavo
Filipino: Bankilan, Bungat, Isdang bato, Mameng
French: Labre-rasoir paon, Péniche, Rason commun, Rason paon
Japanese: Hoshi-tensu, Hoshitensu, クロテンス, ホシテンス
Simplified Chinese: 孔雀楔鯛, 孔雀離鰭鯛, 孔雀頸鰭魚, 巴父虹彩鯛, 巴父頸鰭魚, 平倍良, 扁礫仔, 紅姑娘仔, 紅新娘, 胭脂冷, 角龍, 豎停仔

Other scientific names: Hemipteronotus niger, Hemipteronotus pavo, Hemipteronotus pavoninus, Iniistius cacatua, Iniistius leucozonus, Iniistius mundicorpus, Iniistius pavoninus, Inistius pavo, Novacula carneoflava, Novacula immaculata, Novacula nigra, Novacula temporalis, Novacula tessellata, Novacula tetrazona, Xirichthys pavo, Xyrichthys panamensis, Xyrichthys pavo, Xyrichthys pavoninus, Xyrichthys puniceus, Xyrichtys niger, Xyrichtys pavo, Xyrichtys tetrazona

Similar species

Pale Razorfish
Iniistius aneitensis
Five-finger Razorfish
Iniistius pentadactylus
Tripletail wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head Parrotfish
Chlorurus microrhinos
bullethead parrotfish
Chlorurus sordidus
Clown wrasse
Coris 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).
443 open-data records from 1889 to 2024.

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