Pearly razorfish
| Pearly razorfish | |
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| A Mediterranean specimen at the Civic Aquarium of Milan | |
| An individual off the coast of southeast US | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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), also known as the cleaver wrasse, is a species of wrasse found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. 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.