Eclipse-spot razor wrasse
| Eclipse-spot razor wrasse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Iniistius |
| Species: | I. bakunawa
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| Binomial name | |
| Iniistius bakunawa Sorgon, Tea, Meren & Nañola 2023
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The eclipse-spot razor wrasse (Iniistius bakunawa) is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific.[1][2]
Discovery[edit]
The species was written from seven specimens obtained from public fish markets from the Philippines, and two specimens from deep channel trawls from Western Australia.
Appearance[edit]
The new species is highly distinctive in having a pale jade green body with a large black and white concentric ellipsoid ocellus on the posterior edge of its dorsal fin.[3]
Naming[edit]
The species was named Bakunawa, referring to a draconic creature in Visayan mythology that would have caused an eclipse by devouring the moon. The name was given in reference to the eclipse-like mark on the dorsal fin, which resembles a total solar eclipse.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "FAMILY Details for Labridae - Wrasses". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes:". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ a b Pskhun (2023-09-05). "Species New to Science: [Ichthyology • 2023] Iniistius bakunawa • A New Species of Razor Wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) from the Philippines and Western Australia". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Iniistius bakunawa". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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