- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- LABRIDAE
- Cymolutes
- torquatus
Razor Wrasse, Cymolutes torquatus (Valenciennes 1840)
Other Names: Collared Knifefish
A Razor Wrasse, Cymolutes torquatus, at Mabini, Luzon, Philippines, 2016. Source: Jim Greenfield / FishBase. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
The Razor Wrasse dives into the sand when threatened.
Amazing footage of a Razor Wrasse latched onto a Banded Lizardfish, Synodus dermatogenys - role reversal!
Amazing footage of a Razor Wrasse latched onto a Banded Lizardfish, Synodus dermatogenys - role reversal!
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Cymolutes torquatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 10 Dec 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/225
Razor Wrasse, Cymolutes torquatus (Valenciennes 1840)
More Info
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Distribution |
Records of adults from northeast of Sir Charles Hardy Islands to Endeavour Reef, Queensland, with juveniles to Sydney Harbour, New South Wales; also Lord Howe Island; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific. Inhabits sandy areas in lagoons, reef flats, tidal channels. Juveniles are often seen near areas of sparse seagrass, algae and small rubble outcrops. |
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Species Citation |
Xyrichthys torquatus Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840, Histoire Naturelle des Poissons Vol. 14: 54, pl. 392. Type locality: East Indies (as Suriname) |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Razor Wrasse, Cymolutes torquatus (Valenciennes 1840)
References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2
Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp.
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
Russell, B. 2010. Cymolutes torquatus . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187530A8559949. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187530A8559949.en. Downloaded on 16 December 2019.
Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1840. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 14 464 pp. pls 389-420. See ref at BHL
Westneat, M.W. 2001. Labridae. pp. 3381-3467 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
