Novaculini
| Novaculini | |
|---|---|
| Rockmover wrasse (Novaculichthys taeniourus) | |
| Pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Tribe: | Novaculini Russell (1988) |
| Genera | |
The novaculine wrasses are saltwater fish of the tribe Novaculini, a subgroup of the wrasse family (Labridae). The group is also known more colloquially as the razorfishes. They are found throughout the global tropics, and live obligately on the sand plains of reef-associated slopes.