green razorfish

Xyrichtys splendens

Fish Reaching Seventeen Point Five Centimeters in Western Atlantic

Green
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Xyrichtys splendens, the green razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xyrichtys
Maximum length: 17.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and southern Florida (USA) to Brazil; throughout the Caribbean Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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