Rosy Razorfish

Xyrichtys martinicensis

Also known as: Razorfish, Sand Wrasse, Straight-tail Razorfish, Straight-tailed Razorfish

ALSO KNOWN AS

Razorfish
Sand Wrasse
Straight-tail Razorfish
Straight-tailed Razorfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010

LIFE STAGE

Rosy Razorfish juvenile, photographed at Beliz, Belize — @DiverInLA28 · Beliz, Belize · January 20161 / 5

Rosy Razorfish juvenile, photographed at Beliz, Belize — @DiverInLA28 · Beliz, Belize · January 20161 / 5

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Overview

Juveniles are pale, whitish to silvery and rather see-through, with a single red to brown stripe running from the eye to the tail and reddish fin edges.

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How to identify

COLOURS

white

Pattern: black stripes
Behaviour: buries in sand hovering schooling solitary swims through sand

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
Country only · 5

RANGE

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Juvenile photos 5

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ALL STAGES

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Taxonomy

kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
classTeleostei
orderEupercaria incertae sedis
familyLabridae
genusXyrichtys
speciesXyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840

SourcesWoRMS FishBase

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