Cymolutes torquatus Finescale Razorfish, Razor Wrasse, Collared Knifefish, Finescale razorfish

Cymolutes torquatus is commonly referred to as Finescale Razorfish, Razor Wrasse, Collared Knifefish, Finescale razorfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

9158 

AphiaID:

218966 

Scientific:

Cymolutes torquatus 

German:

Messerlippfisch 

English:

Finescale Razorfish, Razor Wrasse, Collared Knifefish, Finescale Razorfish 

Category:

Wrasses 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Cymolutes (Genus) > torquatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1840 

Occurrence:

Australia, Central Pazific, Comores, East Africa, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Lembeh Strait, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South-Pazific, Sulawesi, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

2 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Kelp forests, Lagoons, Reef roofs, Reef canopies, Reef-associated, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

5.91" - 7.87" (15cm - 20cm) 

Temperature:

24,6 °F - 29,3 °F (24,6°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Zoobenthos 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cymolutes lecluse
  Messerlippfisch
• 
  Cymolutes praetextatus
  Doppelpunkt-Messerlippfisch
• 
  Cymolutes torquatus
  Messerlippfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-01-13 19:53:03 

Last edit:

2025-04-29 19:52:12 

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