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Knife Razorfish

Cymolutes praetextatus

Also known as: Knife Razor Wrasse, Knife Wrasse, Knifefish, Razor Wrasse, Sandreef Wrasse

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@Reefguide · Lumbalumba, Pulau Weh, Indonesia · April 20151 / 2

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Overview

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This species came across from the legacy site without a write-up. The photos and traits are still the record.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black spotstripes
Behaviour
buries in sandsolitaryswims through sand

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Country only · 2
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 2

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    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyLabridae
    6. genusCymolutes
    7. speciesCymolutes praetextatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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