Cymolutes lecluse

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Cymolutes lecluse, the sharp-headed wrasse or Hawaiian knifefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands where it is found in lagoons over sandy substrates and is piscivorous.[2] It is found at depths of between 5–119 metres (16–390 ft).[1]

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Cymolutes lecluse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cymolutes
Species:
C. lecluse
Binomial name
Cymolutes lecluse
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Synonyms[2]
  • Xyrichthys lecluse Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
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