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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Most common in shallow, sandy areas in and around seagrass beds. Prefers clear waters (Ref. 9626). Generally of no interest to fisheries because of its small average size (Ref. 5217).
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
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Distribution
Amazon River basin: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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Western Atlantic: Bermuda and southern Florida (USA) to Brazil; throughout the Caribbean Sea.
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
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Range Description
This species is known from Bermuda and southern Florida (USA) to Brazil (including Fernando do Noronha and Trinidade Islands) (Bertoncini pers. comm. 2009), and throughout the Caribbean Sea.
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Gulf of Mexico
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
17.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9626))
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Cervigón, F. 1993 Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)
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Diagnostic Description
Adults have a vertically elongate blue spot on each scale, the head has alternating vertical lines of pale blue and brownish orange, but these are broader than on X. novacula; adult males are more green in overall color and have a blue-edged inky black spot on midside of body within a pale region of pink or yellow (Ref. 13442).
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Randall, J.E. 1996 Caribbean reef fishes. Third edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p. (Ref. 13442)
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth: 3 - 15m.
From 3 to 15 meters.
Habitat: demersal.
From 3 to 15 meters.
Habitat: demersal.
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 15 m (Ref. 9710)
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
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Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
This species is most common in shallow, sandy areas in and around seagrass beds and coral reefs to depths of 15 m. It prefers clear waters over sand and rubble bottoms adjacent to reefs.
Species of Xyrichtys are called razorfish in allusion to their compressed bodies and the sharp leading edge of their forehead and snout, specialisations for quick entry into sand (Randall 2007).
Species of Xyrichtys are called razorfish in allusion to their compressed bodies and the sharp leading edge of their forehead and snout, specialisations for quick entry into sand (Randall 2007).
Systems
- Marine
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Depth range based on 9 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 7 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.2 - 28
Temperature range (°C): 26.658 - 27.542
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 1.844
Salinity (PPS): 34.880 - 36.130
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.583 - 4.686
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.121
Silicate (umol/l): 1.868 - 2.134
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.2 - 28
Temperature range (°C): 26.658 - 27.542
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 1.844
Salinity (PPS): 34.880 - 36.130
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.583 - 4.686
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.121
Silicate (umol/l): 1.868 - 2.134
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 7 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.2 - 28
Temperature range (°C): 26.658 - 27.542
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 1.844
Salinity (PPS): 34.880 - 36.130
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.583 - 4.686
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.121
Silicate (umol/l): 1.868 - 2.134
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.2 - 28
Temperature range (°C): 26.658 - 27.542
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 1.844
Salinity (PPS): 34.880 - 36.130
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.583 - 4.686
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.121
Silicate (umol/l): 1.868 - 2.134
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Xyrichtys splendens
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 22 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 22 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
CCTTTACCTTATTTTCGGTGCCTGGGCCGGGATAGTGGGCACAGCCCTAAGCTTGCTTATTCGAGCAGAGCTAAGCCAGCCCGGAGCCCTTCTTGGAGACGATCAAATTTACAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACATGCATTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATCATGATCGGGGGATTTGGAAATTGACTTATCCCTCTCATGATTGGAGCCCCCGACATGGCCTTCCCTCGAATAAACAACATAAGCTTCTGGCTCCTGCCCCCTTCCTTCTTACTTCTTCTGGCCTCATCCGGCGTAGAAGCCGGAGCCGGGACAGGCTGAACTGTTTATCCTCCTTTAGCCGGAAATCTTGCCCACGCAGGTGCATCTGTCGATTTAACAATCTTCTCCCTTCACCTGGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTACAACAATCATTAACATAAAACCCCCTGCCATCTCCCAGTATCAAACTCCCCTATTCGTTTGAGCCGTCCTGATTACAGCCGTCCTGCTTCTTCTCTCTCTCCCTGTTCTTGCTGCAGGAATTACAATGCTCCTGACAGATCGAAATCTAAACACCACCTTCTTTGACCCTGCGGGAGGAGGTGATCCAATTCTTTACCAGCACCTATTT
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Xyrichtys splendens
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 22
Specimens with Barcodes: 44
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 22
Specimens with Barcodes: 44
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Rocha, L.
Reviewer/s
Robertson, R. & Carpenter, K.E.
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Justification
This species is widely distributed in the western tropical Atlantic. It is common throughout its range, and can be locally abundant. There are no known major threats. It is listed as Least Concern.
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Trends
Population
Population
Population Trend
This species is common throughout its range, and can be abundant in sand bottoms adjacent to reefs.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats
Least Concern (LC)
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Major Threats
There are no major threats known to this species.
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Management
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions
There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. This species distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range. It is present in conservation areas throughout the Caribbean, USA and Brazil.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
aquarium: commercial
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Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III 1990 Dr. Burgess's atlas of marine aquarium fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 768 p.
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