Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Xyrichtyinae (Subfamily)
       └Iniistius (Genus)
        └I. pavo (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219004🔗
iNaturalist ID: 103436🔗

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