Cymolutes praetextatus
Knife Razorfish
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 218967 ↗
Photo: (c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Susan Prior (iNaturalist)
16
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1923
First collected
2005
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Where Bishop collected it
1 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1923 by H.G. Hornbostel (Guam). The Museum last collected it in 2005; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as February 5, 2026.
Alive today
6 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-02-05
Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) snelson182, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) snelson182, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Jacob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Jacob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-29
Anini Beach, Kalihiwai, HI, USA
(c) Lexi Amico, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2016-08-25
Ka'anapali, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)