Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Peacock Razorfish
Iniistius pavo
Peacock Razorfish
Category: Razorfishes
Scientific Name: Iniistius pavo
Size: Up to 14 in. (35 cm)  
Depth: 30-300 ft. (10-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, Australia, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Xyrichtyinae (Subfamily) Razorfishes
       └Iniistius (Genus)
        └I. pavo (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219004🔗
iNaturalist ID: 103436🔗

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