Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Iniistius pavo
Viejita Pavo Real, viejita pavo Real, Peacock razorfish
Size: 13-25 cm
Habitat: Prefer warmer water; inhabit sandy areas near rocky reefs.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Suborder
Labroidei
Family
Labridae
Genus
Iniistius
Species
pavo
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Hemipteronotus pavo (Valenciennes, 1840), Hemipteronotus pavoninus (Valenciennes, 1840), Iniistius pavoninus (Valenciennes, 1840), Novacula tetrazona Bleeker, 1859, Xyrichthys pavo Valenciennes, 1840, Xyrichthys pavoninus Valenciennes, 1840, Xyrichtys pavo Valenciennes, 1840, Xyrichtys tetrazona (Bleeker, 1859), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Iniistius pavo", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7841. Accessed 31 October 2026.