Five-finger Razorfish
Iniistius pentadactylus
- Usual depth4–12 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
About this species
Iniistius pentadactylus, the fivefinger wrasse or fivefinger razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses, which has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Iniistius pentadactylus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–12 m · Deepest record: 12 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Five-finger Razorfish, Fivefinger Razorfish, Fivefinger wrasse, Red-spot Razorfish, Red-spot Razor Wrasse
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Cuchilla Ocelada, Cuchillo pastel
- French
- Labre-rasoir à points rouges, Rason ocellé
- Japanese
- Hirabera, ヒラベラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 五指楔鯛, 五指連鰭唇魚, 五指離鰭鯛, 平倍良, 扁礫仔, 紅姑娘仔, 紅新娘, 胭脂冷, 角龍, 豎停仔
Other scientific names: Coryphaena pentadactyla, Hemipteronotus pentadactylus, Novacula sexmaculata, Novocula sexmaculata, Xirichthys cyanirostris, Xirichtys cyanirostris, Xyrichthys virens, Xyrichtys pentadactylos, Xyrichtys pentadactylus, Xyrichtys virens
Similar species
- Peacock razorfish
Iniistius pavo
- Pale Razorfish
Iniistius aneitensis
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).
- 138 open-data records from 1924 to 2010.
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