Cymolutes praetextatus
Knife Wrasse
As recorded: Cymolutes praetextatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 20, 1975
- Locality
- Huraa Island; reef flat
- Island
- Huraa Island
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 20, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 13 other specimens.
Amblyglyphidodon indicus
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Canthigaster bennetti
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Canthigaster valentini
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Chrysiptera biocellata
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Coris latifasciata
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Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
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Oxymonacanthus longirostris
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Plectorhinchus obscurus
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Pomacentrus pavo
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Scolopsis aurata
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Synodus variegatus
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Valenciennea helsdingenii
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Valenciennea puellaris
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Cymolutes praetextatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 103 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-08.
2026-10-08
Emily Bay, Kingston 2899, Norfolk Island
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-08
Emily Bay, Kingston 2899, Norfolk Island
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-27
Emily Bay, Kingston 2899, Norfolk Island
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-22
Emily Bay, Kingston 2899, Norfolk Island
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-06
Emily Bay, Kingston 2899, Norfolk Island
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-04
Oqea Levu, Fiji
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Cymolutes praetextatus. BPBM 18896. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36253259. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18896.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36253259 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026