Species Iniistius twistii (Bleeker, 1856)
Redblotch Razorfish
Compiler and date details
27 June 2011 - Dianne J. Bray
- Novacula twistii Bleeker, P. 1856. Zevende bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Ternate. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 10: 357-386 [381].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1862.2.28.62 1 specimen, Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia.; BMNH 1862.2.28.63 1 specimen, Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia.
Generic Combinations
- Xyrichtys twistii (Bleeker, 1856) [Xyrichtys twistii used prior to generic change to Iniistius twistii, see Randall et al. 2002.]. —
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 - Iniistius twistii (Bleeker, 1856). —
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 [93] (changed combination)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Blackwood Channel, northern Great Barrier Reef, QLD (11°4'S, 143°43'E) based on specimen in CSIRO; east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef.
General References
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 [50] (as Xyrichtys twistii)
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. , Earle, J.L. & Robertson, D.R. 2002. Iniistius auropunctatus, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from the Marquesas Islands. Cybium 26(2): 93-98 [93]
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. [3403] (as Xyrichtys twistii)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2013. Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Volumes 1-3, Apple App Store Vers. 1.0, 36 Views, August 2013. [updated periodically] (Redblotch Razorfish)
FishBase 2013. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Redblotch Razorfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABROIDEI | 27-Jun-2011 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |