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Cymolutes praetextatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Knife razorfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Cheilininae
Etymology: Cymolutes: Greek, kymo = waves + Greek, lytes, lyto = to liberate.
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 10 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 21°N - 18°S

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Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4392) and east to the Society Islands.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9823)

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Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Has a broad yellow lateral stripe (Ref. 37816).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A solitary species (Ref. 90102) that inhabits reef flats and shallow lagoons, in sandy, current-swept areas with rubble and weed (Ref. 9710). Feeds on small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 89972). Capable of diving into the sand with the approach of danger. Rarely caught by fishers or aquarium collectors (Ref. 9823).

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 March 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 27.2 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 1456 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 85.3 [44.1, 152.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.693 [0.384, 1.429] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [14.9, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.0829 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 20.5 [10.6, 46.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 217 [60, 874] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.58 [1.02, 2.56] mg/100g (wet weight);