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Cleaver wrasse
Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
AnimalsLabres, girelles, napoléons,...
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Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanGuadeloupeMartiniqueCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- El galanEuropean Spanish
- RasonFrench (France)
- Donzelle lameFrench (France)
- Labre des sablesFrench (France)
- Poisson hachoirFrench (France)
- Rason nacréFrench (France)
- Bodião da areiaItalian (Italy)
- Peixe padreItalian (Italy)
Other invalid scientific names
- Amorphocephalus granulatus
- Coryphaena lineata
- Coryphaena novacula
- Hemipteronotus novacula
- Novacula coryphaena
- Xyrichthys argentimaculata
- Xyrichthys lineatus
- Xyrichthys novacula
- Xyrichthys psittacus
- Xyrichthys rosipes
- Xyrichthys uniocellatus
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Sources
- BARBEAU Yveline, LOUE Catherine, FAUCONNIER Yves, CHARLET Anne, PICHON Bernadette, ADER Denis, PROUZET Anne in : DORIS, 04/01/2019 : Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/636
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/548
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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