Iniistius trivittatus (Randall & Cornish, 2000)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Iniistius trivittatus, the three banded razorfish or blue razor wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses, currently only known from the Pacific waters off Hong Kong and Taiwan. This species inhabits reefs from the surface to 10 m (33 ft) deep. It can reach 30 cm (12 in) in total length.
It is deep bodied and extremely laterally compressed as in all members of its genus. It is distinctively coloured, generally pale yellow with three broad, dark, vertical bars on its body. A further diagnostic trait is the presence of a deep notch between the first two spines of the dorsal fin.
Wikipedia contributors, Iniistius trivittatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:54:45.919063+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Iniistius trivittatus (Randall & Cornish, 2000)
- Name authority
- (Randall & Cornish, 2000)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Iniistius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyXyrichtyinae Bonaparte, 1841
- genusIniistius Gill, 1862
- speciesIniistius trivittatus (Randall & Cornish, 2000)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Iniistius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Iniistius jacksonensis (Ramsay, 1881) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iniistius melanopus (Bleeker, 1857) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iniistius verrens (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iniistius evides (Jordan & Richardson, 1909) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iniistius griffithsi Randall, 2007 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iniistius baldwini (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iniistius celebicus (Bleeker, 1856) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iniistius brevipinnis Randall, 2013 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iniistius aneitensis (Günther, 1862) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iniistius geisha (Araga & Yoshino, 1986) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Xyrichtys trivittatus Randall & Cornish, 2000 Randall & Cornish, 2000 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475094 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3PQBC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.