| Xyrichtys blanchardi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Xyrichtys |
| Species: | X. blanchardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyrichtys blanchardi (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Xyrichtys blanchardi, the marmalade razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Description
This species reaches a length of 21.2 cm (8.3 in).
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of H. Blanchard, captain of the research vessel Reine-Pokou from which the type specimen was collected.
References
- Bertoncini, A., Russell, B. & Choat, J.H. (2010). "Xyrichtys blanchardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187745A8618706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187745A8618706.en. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Gomon, M.F. and P. Forsyth, 1990. Labridae. p. 868-882. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon, SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xyrichtys blanchardi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (i-x)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Xyrichtys blanchardi | |
| Novaculichthys blanchardi | |
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