Xyrichtys novacula Pearly razorfish, Cleaver Wrasse

Xyrichtys novacula is commonly referred to as Pearly razorfish, Cleaver Wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés. A aquarium size of at least 10000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA

Pearly Razorfish, Xyrichtys novacula, 2019

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

Category:: Labres

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

Occurrence:: Suriname, Straße von Gibraltar, Benin, Tunesien, West Sahara, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Gambia, 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
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 1 - 90 Meter
Habitats:: Reef-associated, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 7.87" - 14.96" (20cm - 38cm)
Temperature:: 17,4 °F - 27,9 °F (17,4°C - 27,9°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:: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-08-15 10:17:00
Last edit:: 2025-07-13 20:33:01

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

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!

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