rosy razorfish
Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840
- Name authority
- Valenciennes, 1840
- Common name
- rosy razorfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Xyrichtys
- 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
- genusXyrichtys Cuvier, 1814
- speciesXyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Xyrichtys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Xyrichtys victori Wellington, 1992 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xyrichtys incandescens Edwards & Lubbock, 1981 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xyrichtys javanicus (Bleeker, 1862) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xyrichtys rajagopalani Venkataramanujam, Venkataramani & Ramanathan, 1987 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae (Günther, 1868) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| green razorfishXyrichtys splendens Castelnau, 1855 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xyrichtys blanchardi (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xyrichtys wellingtoni Allen & Robertson, 1995 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Xyrichthys lineatus Valenciennes, 1840 Valenciennes, 1840 | synonym |
| Xyrichthys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840 Valenciennes, 1840 | synonym |
| Xyrichthys modestus Poey, 1867 Poey, 1867 | synonym |
| Hemipteronotus martinicensis (Valenciennes, 1840) (Valenciennes, 1840) | synonym |
| Hemipteronotus modestus (Poey, 1867) (Poey, 1867) | synonym |
| Xyrichthys infirmus Bean, 1891 Bean, 1891 | synonym |
| Xyrichthys venustus Poey, 1876 Poey, 1876 | 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.
- Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Quatorzième. Suite Du Livre Seizième. Labroïdes. Livre Dix-Septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris., v. 14: i–xxii + 2 pp. + 1–464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389–420. 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:7FZW9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.