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Knife razorfish
Cymolutes praetextatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Knife razorfish
- Scientific
- Cymolutes praetextatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 20 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 10 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A slender, pale razorfish with a broad yellow stripe, reaching about 20 cm. It lives on current-swept sandy flats and dives into the sand when threatened.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cymolutes-praetextatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Knife_razorfish_(Cymolutes_praetextatus)_(43372442682).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.