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Iniistius twistii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Iniistius
Species:	I. twistii
Binomial name
Iniistius twistii (Bleeker, 1856)
Synonyms
Novacula twistii Bleeker, 1856 Xyrichtys twistii (Bleeker, 1856) Novacula stockumii Reuvens, 1895 Hemipteronotus nigromaculatus Herre, 1933

Iniistius twistii, the redblotch razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.

Description

This species reaches a length of 20.0 cm (7.9 in).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist (1809–1887), the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies who governed for five years from 1851 to 1856.

References

1. Russell, B. & Choat, H. (2010). "Iniistius twistii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187539A8562216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187539A8562216.en. Retrieved 13 February 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
3. "Iniistius twistii, Redblotch razorfish". www.fishbase.se.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (i–x)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

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