Blackbarred Razorfish

Scientific Name: Iniistius tetrazona
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 25cm
Identification: IP - White with 4-5 dark bars or blotches, 1st 2 dorsal rays form small separated pennant.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Coastal sand slopes to 20m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Indonesia to Philippines.

Knife Razorfish

Scientific Name: Cymolutes praetextatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: Blunt snout; white, often with green to brown tint; faint irregular brown bars with white line running down back, may display broad yellow stripe.
Favourite: Solitary; dive into sand when alarmed and to sleep at night.
Hide-out: Extensive sand or weedy areas near reefs or lagoons in 2-10m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to French Polynesia.

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.