---
title: "Brzytwiak atlantycki"
description: "Xyrichtys novacula — Ryby. The pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula), also known as the cleaver wrasse, is a species of wrasse found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/pearly-razorfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brzytwiak atlantycki

> Xyrichtys novacula — Ryby. The pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula), also known as the cleaver wrasse, is a species of wrasse found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

- Scientific name: *Xyrichtys novacula*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1558
- Wikidata: [Q2199613](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2199613)
- iNaturalist taxon: [115188](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/115188)

## Names

- en: Pearly Razorfish
- de: Schermesserfisch
- es: Raor
- fr: Rason perlé
- pl: Brzytwiak atlantycki

## Countries with the most observations

ES (606), GR (327), IT (133), US (112), FR (78), TR (55), PT (26), DZ (18), CY (12), BL (10), MQ (10), IL (8)

## Summary

The pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula), also known as the cleaver wrasse, is a species of wrasse found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and is popular as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearly_razorfish

## Photo

![Brzytwiak atlantycki](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pearly-razorfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mirela · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127151702

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pearly-razorfish?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).