Xyrichtys novacula Pearly razorfish, Cleaver Wrasse

Xyrichtys novaculais commonly referred to as Pearly razorfish, Cleaver Wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 10000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA

Pearly Razorfish, Xyrichtys novacula, 2019

Courtesy of the author Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA. Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

Uploaded by Muelly.

Image detail

Profile

lexID:: 3820
AphiaID:: 126971

Scientific:: Xyrichtys novacula
German:: Mittelmeer-Schermesserfisch
English:: Pearly Razorfish, Cleaver Wrasse

Category:: Wrasses

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Xyrichtys (Genus) > novacula (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Gambia, Guadeloupe, Ghana, West Sahara, Tunesien, Benin, Straße von Gibralta, Suriname, Barbados, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the Black Sea, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Azores, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Israel, Jamaica, Madeira, Martinique, Mexico (East Pacific), Montserrat, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Africa, Panama, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin / Sint Maarten, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé e Principé, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, The Bahamas, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Cayman Islands, The Gulf of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, the Mediterranean Sea, the Netherlands Antilles, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S., West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 90 Meter
Size:: 7.87" - 14.96" (20cm - 38cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 77 °F (18°C - 25°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Clams, Copepods, Crabs, Crustaceans, Daphnia salina, Fish (little fishes), Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Sea urchins, Shrimps, Snails, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Tank:: 2199.78 gal (~ 10000L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-08-15 10:17:00
Last edit:: 2021-07-15 20:44:08

Info

Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Inhabits clear shallow areas with sandy bottoms, usually in the vicinity of seagrass beds and corals). Feeds mainly on mollusks; also crabs and shrimps

Synonyms:
Amorphocephalus granulatus Bowdich, 1825
Coryphaena lineata Gmelin, 1789
Coryphaena lineolata Rafinesque, 1810
Coryphaena novacula Linnaeus, 1758
Coryphaena psittacus Linnaeus, 1766
Hemipteronotus copei Fowler, 1900
Hemipteronotus novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hemipteronotus psittacus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Novacula coryphaena Risso, 1827
Novacula coryphaenoides Schinz, 1822
Novacula coryphena Risso, 1827
Novacula cultrata (Valenciennes, 1840)
Novacula lineata (Gmelin, 1789)
Novacula lineolata (Rafinesque, 1810)
Novacula novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Xyrichthys argentimaculata Steindachner, 1861
Xyrichthys binghami Mowbray, 1925
Xyrichthys cultratus Valenciennes, 1840
Xyrichthys jessiae Jordan, 1888
Xyrichthys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Xyrichthys psittacus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Xyrichthys rosipes Jordan & Gilbert, 1884
Xyrichthys uniocellatus Agassiz, 1931
Xyrichthys vermiculatus Poey, 1860
Xyrichthys vitta Valenciennes, 1840

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Xyrichtys (Genus) > Xyrichtys novacula (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!