HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesSharp-headed wrasse Sharp-headed wrasse (Cymolutes lecluse) Scientific name: Cymolutes lecluse Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 The Sharp-headed wrasse (Cymolutes lecluse) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, known only from the Hawaiian Islands. BiologyOccurs over sand bottom in lagoon. Benthic and benthopelagic. Feeds on fishes.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameCymolutes lecluseFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length17.8Depth range1–119 m (3–390 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 119 mClimateTropicalDistributionEastern Central Pacific: known only from the Hawaiian Islands.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceMedium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More wrassesGoldsinny-wrasseCtenolabrus rupestrisCorkwing wrasseSymphodus melopsMediterranean rainbow wrasseCoris julisBallan wrasseLabrus bergyltaBlackspot tuskfishChoerodon schoenleiniiTricolour parrotfishScarus tricolorSee all wrasses SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026