Iniistius baldwini

Iniistius baldwini
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. baldwini
Binomial name
	Iniistius baldwini; (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
Synonyms
	Hemipteronotus baldwini Jordan & Evermann, 1903 ; Xyrichtys baldwini (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) ;

Iniistius baldwini, the Baldwin's razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. it is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.^[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 20.4 cm (8.0 in).^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Albertus Baldwin (1865-1935), who while employed by the U.S. Government's Departments of Agriculture, Interior and Commerce, illustrated scientific reports, with his paintings of American and Hawaiian fishes. ^[4]

References

^ Russell, B. (2010). "Iniistius baldwini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187731A8615167. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187731A8615167.en. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97.
^ https://www.fishbase.se/summary/57870
^ 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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[iucn_status_15_February_2024-1] Russell, B. (2010). "Iniistius baldwini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187731A8615167. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187731A8615167.en. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[2] Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97.

[3] ttps://www.fishbase.se/summary/57870

[ETYFish-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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