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Knife razorfish (Cymolutes praetextatus)
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Knife razorfish (Cymolutes praetextatus) specimen
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Labridae

Knife razorfish

Cymolutes praetextatus

Twenty Centimeters Wrasse of the Pacific Ocean

  • Purple
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Cymolutes praetextatus, the knife razorfish or knife wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It occurs in the Indo-Pacific where it occurs over reef flats and in shallow lagoons.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
20 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4392 ) and east to the Society Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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