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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Iniistius |
| Species: | I. baldwini
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| Iniistius baldwini (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
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Description
editThis species reaches a length of 20.4 cm (8.0 in).[3]
Etymology
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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
edit- ^ 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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