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Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Perciformes
family
Labridae
genus
Iniistius
species
Iniistius pavo

Name

Synonyms
? niger Steindachner, 1900
Hemipteronotus niger (Steindachner, 1900)
Hemipteronotus pavo (Valenciennes, 1840)
Hemipteronotus pavoninus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Iniistius cacatua Waite, 1901
Iniistius leucozonus Jenkins, 1901
Iniistius mundicorpus Gill, 1862
Iniistius niger (Steindachner, 1900)
Iniistius pavoninus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Iniistius verater Jenkins, 1901
Inistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840)
Novacula carneoflava Peters, 1877
Novacula immaculata Valenciennes, 1840
Novacula nigra Steindachner, 1900
Novacula temporalis Regan, 1905
Novacula tessellata Valenciennes, 1840
Novacula tetrazona Bleeker, 1858
Xirichthys pavo Valenciennes, 1840
Xyrichthys niger (Steindachner, 1900)
Xyrichthys panamensis Fowler, 1944
Homonyms
Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840)
Common names
Balaki in language.
Balala in Malayalam
Bankilan in Tagalog
Banog in language.
Black-barred razorfish in English
Blauer Schermesserfisch in German
Blauwe Scheermeslipvis in Dutch
Blue razorfish in English
Bodião-nabeta in Portuguese
Bungat in Tagalog
Danlugan in language.
Hoshi-tensu in Japanese
Hoshitensu in Japanese
Indianfish in English
Indianfish blue razorfish in English
Isdang bato in Tagalog
Labayan in language.
Labre-rasoir paon in French
Labre-rasoir paon in French
Lampalampa in language.
Leaf Wrasse in English
Lubay-lubay in language.
Lubayan in language.
Mameng in Tagalog
Maringyan in language.
Nabeta razorfish in English
Pavo razorfish in English
Peacock Razor Wrasse in English
Peacock Razorfish, Peacock wrasse in English
Pono in Swahili
Péniche in French
Rason commun in French
Rason paon in French
Rason paon in French
Razor wrasse in English
Red-belly razor wrasse in English
Tamago in language.
Tausay in language.
Vieja pavo in Spanish
cuchillo pavo real in Spanish
cuchillo pavo real in Spanish
cuchillo pavo real in Spanish
laenihi in language.
peacock razorfish in English
peacock razorfish in English
peacock razorfish in English
peacock wrasse in English
peacock wrasse in English
po'ou in Tahitian
po'ou in Tahitian

Bibliographic References

  1. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  3. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  4. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  5. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  6. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  7. Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
  8. Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118.
  9. Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118.
  10. Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493. 10.12681/mms.87
  11. Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493. 10.12681/mms.87
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