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Pearly razorfish
| Pearly razorfish | |
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| Xyrichtys novacula, a Mediterranean Sea specimen at the Civic Aquarium of Milan | |
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| Xyrichtys novacula in the Atlantic Ocean, Southeast U.S. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Xyrichtys |
| Species: | X. novacula
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| Binomial name | |
| Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
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| Synonyms | |
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The pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula), commonly known as cleaver wrasse, is a species of wrasse. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and is popular as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
- ^ Pollard, D.; Rocha, L.; Ferreira, C.E.; Francini-Filho, R.; Moura, R.R. (2010). "Xyrichtys novacula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187696A8603436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187696A8603436.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xyrichtys novacula". FishBase. October 2013 version.
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