finescale razorfish

Cymolutes torquatus

Wrasse from African Waters

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Cymolutes torquatus, the finescale razorfish, razor wrasse or collared knifefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is a solitary wrasse of sandy flats which has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It has no recorded human uses.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cymolutes
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to New Britain and the Marquesan (?) Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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