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peacock razorfish (Iniistius pavo)
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Labridae

peacock razorfish

Iniistius pavo

Forty Two Centimeters Wrasse of the Red Sea

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • East Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

peacock razorfish is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 42 cm.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
42 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan and Hawaii, south to the Lord Howe Island. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Panama and the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 5227 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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