FB-63431 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63431 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiiformes Gobiidae Pleurosicya Pleurosicya larsonae Greenfield & Randall, 2004 Griffiths' razorfish 2007-06-19 2024-05-10 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Randall, J.E.0 Iniistius griffithsi, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from Mauritius. Smithiana Bull. 7:9-13. (Ref. 58466) Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall0 Checklist of the species of the families Labridae and Scaridae: an update. Smithian Bull. 13:29-44. (Ref. 88079) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-63440 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2007-07-10 00:00:00 2013-07-24 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63440 Found on sandy bottoms and dives into sand to sleep safely at night or to hide when alarmed (Ref. 90102). Randall, J.E. 2007 Iniistius griffithsi, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from Mauritius. Smithiana Bull. 7:9-13. (Ref. 58466) FB-DiagnosticDescr-63440 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2007-07-10 00:00:00 2013-01-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63440 This species is characterized by the following: Dorsal rays IX,12; anal rays III,12; pectoral rays 12; lateral line interrupted, the pored scales 19-20 + 5 or 6; cheek is naked except for a curved oblique row of 6 small scales from behind to below eye; 1 or 2 small scales dorsoanteriorly on the opercle; gill rakers 19-20; body depth 2.5-2.6 in SL; dorsal profile of snout nearly vertical; first two dorsal spines slender and flexible, the first slightly longer, 2.45-2.55 in head length; space between second and third dorsal spines more than twice that between first and second spines; color when fresh, pale grey, scale edges dorsally on body grey-brown; head grey-brown, operculum suffused with orange, with vertical blue bands; a broad oblique pale blue band containing numerous small black spots from interorbital space to above opercle; one to several black spots, edged in pale blue, on side of body above tip of pectoral fin; a dusky streak below posterior end of maxilla and lower lip; orangish patch on side of caudal peduncle, each scale with a pale blue spot; median fins bluish grey; pectoral fins orange (Ref. 58466). Randall, J.E. 2007 Iniistius griffithsi, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from Mauritius. Smithiana Bull. 7:9-13. (Ref. 58466) FB-Morphology-63440 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2007-07-10 00:00:00 2013-01-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63440 Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 25 Randall, J.E. 2007 Iniistius griffithsi, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from Mauritius. Smithiana Bull. 7:9-13. (Ref. 58466) FB-Distribution-63440 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2007-07-10 00:00:00 2015-07-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63440 Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Madagascar and Christmas Island. Randall, J.E. 2007 Iniistius griffithsi, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from Mauritius. Smithiana Bull. 7:9-13. (Ref. 58466) FB-Uses-63440 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2007-07-10 00:00:00 2013-07-24 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63440 fisheries: commercial FB-LifeCycle-63440 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 2007-07-10 00:00:00 2013-07-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=63440&StockCode=53552 Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-Size-63440 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2007-07-10 00:00:00 2013-07-24 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63440 14.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 58466)) Randall, J.E. 2007 Iniistius griffithsi, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from Mauritius. Smithiana Bull. 7:9-13. (Ref. 58466) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-63440 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2007-07-10 00:00:00 2013-07-24 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63440 pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 8 - 120 m (Ref. 58466) Randall, J.E. 2007 Iniistius griffithsi, a new razorfish (Perciformes: Labridae) from Mauritius. Smithiana Bull. 7:9-13. (Ref. 58466)