Iniistius

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Labroidei
Familia: Labridae
Genus: Iniistius
Species: I. aneitensis - I. auropunctatus - I. baldwini - I. celebicus - I. griffithsi - I. pavo - I. umbrilatus

Name

Iniistius Gill, 1862:143

Type species: Xyrichthys pavo Valenciennes, 1840. Type by original designation (also monotypic).

References

* Gill, T.N. 1862: Catalogue of the fishes of Lower California in the Smithsonian Institution, collected by Mr. J. Xantus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 14(3-4): 140-151.
* Parenti, P. & J.E. Randall 2000: An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 68: 1-97.

Vernacular names
English: Razorfishes