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Yellowblotch razorfish
Iniistius aneitensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellowblotch razorfish
- Scientific
- Iniistius aneitensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 24 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 12 to 92 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A pale razorfish with a yellow blotch on the side, reaching about 24 cm. It lives over open sand and dives into it to sleep or hide.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Iniistius-aneitensis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Whitepatch_razorfish_(Iniistius_aneitensis)_(48272090656)_(
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.