Collared Razorfish

Scientific Name: Cymolutes torquatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Identification: TP - Blunt snout; pale green to brown with numerous thin body bars; slanting dark bars just above pectoral fin 'collar'.
Favourite: Solitary; dive into sand when alarmed and to sleep at night.
Hide-out: Extensive sand bottoms near reefs or lagoons in 2-15m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - E. Africa to Papua New Guinea. S. Japan to Australia.