Iniistius trivittatus

Iniistius trivittatus
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Labroidei
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Iniistius
Species:	I. trivittatus
Binomial name
	Iniistius trivittatus; (J. E. Randall & Cornish, 2000)
Synonyms
	Xyrichtys trivittatus J. E. Randall & Cornish, 2000;

Iniistius trivittatus is a species of wrasse currently only known from the Pacific waters off Hong Kong and Taiwan. This species inhabits reefs from the surface to 10 m (33 ft) deep. It can reach 30 cm (12 in) in total length.^[2]

It is deep bodied and extremely laterally compressed as in all members of its genus. It is distinctively coloured, generally pale yellow with three broad, dark, vertical bars on its body. A further diagnostic trait is the presence of a deep notch between the first two spines of the dorsal fin.^[2]

References

^ Russell, B. 2010. Iniistius trivittatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Iniistius trivittatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

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[IUCN-1] Russell, B. 2010. Iniistius trivittatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.

[FishBase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Iniistius trivittatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

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