Species Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840)
Blue Razorfish, Leaf Wrasse, Pavo Razorfish, Peacock Razorfish
- Xyrichthys pavo Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1840. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 14 464 pp. pls 389-420. [61, pl. 394] [generic named misspelled, original name Xyrichtys].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP A.9088–89, Mauritius. - Iniistius cacatua Waite, E.R. 1901. Additions to the fish-fauna of Lord Howe Island. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 4: 36-47 [41, Pl. 7].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.4498, Lord Howe Island [31°33'S, 159°05'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840). —
Gill, T.N. 1862. Catalogue of the fishes of Lower California in the Smithsonian Institution, collected by Mr. J. Xanthus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 14(3–4): 140-151 [143] (changed combination as type species of the genus Iniistius) - Xyrichtys pavo Valenciennes, 1840 [correction to spelling of generic name]. —
Randall, J.E. 1986. Family No. 220: Labridae. pp. 683-706 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. - Hemipteronotus pavo (Valenciennes, 1840). —
Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [420] (Hemipteronotus placed on the Official Index of rejected names in Opinion 1788)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Xyrichtys dea Temminck & Schlegel, 1845. —
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. (in part, photo of juvenile)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ningaloo Reef (22°33'S, 113°39'E) to north of Dampier Archipelago (19°30'S, 117°50'E), WA, Ashmore & Cartier Reefs, Timor Sea (12°15'S, 123°16'E), Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, and Cape York west of Bligh Reef (12°50'S, 143°45'E) to at least Solitary Islands, NSW (30°01'S, 153°16'E), with juveniles to Montague Island, NSW (36°15'S, 150°14'E), also offshore reefs of the Coral Sea from Holmes Reefs to Lihou Reefs, and Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea; normally tropical, Indo-Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, rock reef, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
8 - 100 m.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [194] (as Xyrichtys pavo)
Allen, G.R., N.J. Cross, C.J. Allen & M.F. Gomon 2006. Labridae: Labrinae. pp. 1368-1418 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1396]
Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [15] (as Xyrichtys pavo)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [120] (as Xyrichtys pavo)
Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [165] (as Xyrichtys pavo)
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [239] (as Xyrichthys pavo)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [39] (as Xyrichtys pavo)
Kuiter, R.H. 1983. Fish in focus. Tropical wrasses. The Scuba Diver 1983: 27-36 [July] (as Xyrichthys pavo)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [310] (as Xyrichtys pavo)
Parenti, P. & Randall, J.E. 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 68: 1-97 [49] (as Xyrichtys pavo)
Parenti, P. & Randall, J.E. 2011. Checklist of the species of the families Labridae and Scaridae: an update. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 13: 29-44 [35]
Randall, J.E. 1986. Family No. 220: Labridae. pp. 683-706 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [706] (as Xyrichtys pavo)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [341] (as Xyrichtys pavo)
Randall, J.E. & Earle, J.L. 2002. Review of Hawaiian razorfishes of the genus Iniistius (Perciformes: Labridae). Pacific Science 56(4): 389-402 [396]
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. [3466]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 197 pp. [123] (Peacock Razorfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [190] (Leaf Wrasse)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [310] (Blue Razorfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blue Razorfish)
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. [3466] (FAO) (Pavo Razorfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 19-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |