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Cymolutes

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Cymolutes
Cymolutes praetextatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Tribe: Novaculini
Genus: Cymolutes
Günther, 1861
Type species
Julis praetextata
Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

Cymolutes is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1]

Species

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The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

Species Common name Image
Cymolutes lecluse

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

sharp-headed wrasse
Cymolutes praetextatus

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

knife razorfish
Cymolutes torquatus

(Valenciennes, 1840)

finescale razorfish

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cymolutes". FishBase. August 2013 version.