The Java razorfish (''Xyrichtys javanicus'') is a doubtful

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

wrasse The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine ray-finned fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into nine subgroups or tribes. They are typically small, ...

about which little is known. This fish gets the name ''"javanicus"'' from Java, Indonesia, from which the type specimen was supposedly obtained. Also, some fish have been reported to have been spotted in the

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, but these are considered erroneous. The validity of this species is questioned pending further studies.

References

Labridae Java razorfish Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN Fish of the Indian Ocean Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish of Indonesia Fish described in 1862 Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{labridae-stub