Cymolutes lecluse

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]

Cymolutes lecluse
Juvenile
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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