Cymolutes praetextatus
| Cymolutes praetextatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Cymolutes |
| Species: | C. praetextatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymolutes praetextatus | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Julis praetextata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 | |
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.