Cirrhilabrus

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Cirrhilabrus, the fairy wrasses, is a genus of fish in the family Labridae native to coral reefs and nearby habitats in the Indo-Pacific region. They are brightly colored and do not surpass 16 cm (6.3 in) in length. Males are larger and more colorful than females. They are commonly kept in aquaria.[1]

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Cirrhilabrus
Cirrhilabrus katoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Cirrhilabrinae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
Type species
Cirrhilabrus temminckii
Bleeker, 1853
Synonyms

Cheilinoides Bleeker, 1851
Cirrhilabrichthys Klausewitz, 1976
Neocirrhilabrus Cheng & Wang, 1979

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Species

There are currently more than 60 recognized species in this genus:[2]

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Species Common name Image
Cirrhilabrus adornatus

J. E. Randall & Kunzmann, 1998

Red-fin fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus africanus

Victor, 2016

African long-fin fairy-wrasse[3]
Cirrhilabrus apterygia

(G. R. Allen, 1983)

Mutant wrasse
Cirrhilabrus aquamarinus

Tea, G. R. Allen & Dailami, 2021[4]

Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis

G. R. Allen & Kuiter, 1999

Orangeback fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus balteatus

J. E. Randall, 1988

Girdled fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus

J. E. Randall & Nagareda, 2002

Deep-water fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus beauperryi

G. R. Allen, Drew & Barber, 2008

Beau's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus blatteus

V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1974

Purple-boned fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus briangreenei

Tea, Pyle and Rocha, 2020[5]

Cirrhilabrus brunneus

G. R. Allen, 2006

Dusky fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus cenderawasih

G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2006

Cenderawasih fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus chaliasi

Tea, G. R. Allen & Dailami, 2021[4]

Cirrhilabrus claire

J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2001

Claire's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus condei

G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1996

Conde's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis

Tea, Frable & A.C. Gill, 2018

Blue-throated fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

(Bleeker, 1851)

Blueside wrasse
Cirrhilabrus earlei

J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2001

Orange-striped fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus efatensis

F. Walsh, Tea & Tanaka, 2017

hooded fairy-wrasse[6]
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus

J. L. B. Smith, 1957

Exquisite fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus filamentosus

(Klausewitz, 1976)

Whip-fin fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa

Tea, Najeeb, Rowlett & Rocha, 2022

Rose-veiled fairy wrasse[7]
Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis

J. E. Randall & K. E. Carpenter, 1980

Yellow-fin fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus humanni

G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012

Humann's fairy-wrasse[8]
Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus

G. R. Allen & M. P. Hammer, 2016

Monsoon fairy-wrasse[9]
Cirrhilabrus isosceles

Y. K. Tea, Senou & Greene, 2016

Pin-tail fairy-wrasse[10]
Cirrhilabrus joanallenae

G. R. Allen, 2000

Joan's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus johnsoni

J. E. Randall, 1988

Johnson's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus jordani

Snyder, 1904

Flame fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus katherinae

J. E. Randall, 1992

Katherine's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus katoi

Senou & Hirata, 2000

Cirrhilabrus laboutei

J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1982

Laboute's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus

J. E. Randall & H. Masuda, 1991

Long-tailed fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus lineatus

J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1982

Purple-lined fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki

J. E. Randall & K. E. Carpenter, 1980

Lubbock's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus lunatus

J. E. Randall & H. Masuda, 1991

Cirrhilabrus luteovittatus

J. E. Randall, 1988

Yellow-band fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus marinda

G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Dailami, 2015

Sail-fin fairy-wrasse[11]
Cirrhilabrus marjorie

G. R. Allen, J. E. Randall & B. A. Carlson, 2003

Marjorie's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus

J. E. Randall & S. C. Shen, 1978

Black-fin fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus morrisoni

G. R. Allen, 1999

Morrison's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus nahackyi

F. M. Walsh & H. Tanaka, 2012

Nahacky's fairy-wrasse[12]
Cirrhilabrus naokoae

J. E. Randall & H. Tanaka, 2009

Naoko's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus punctatus

J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1989

Dotted fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus pylei

G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1996

Pyle's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus randalli

G. R. Allen, 1995

Randall's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis

J. E. Randall,

Rhomboid fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus roseafascia

J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1982

Pink-banded fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus rubeus

Victor, 2016

Ruby long-fin fairy-wrasse[3]
Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus

J. E. Randall, 1992

Red-margined fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis

J. E. Randall & K. E. Carpenter, 1980

Redfin wrasse
Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis

J. E. Randall & Emery, 1983

Rosy-scales fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis

V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1974

Long-fin fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis

Ishikawa, 1904[11]

Cirrhilabrus sanguineus

Cornic, 1987

Red-blotched fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus scottorum

J. E. Randall & R. M. Pyle, 1989

Scott's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus shutmani

Tea & A.C. Gill, 2017

Magma fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus solorensis

Bleeker 1853

Red-eye fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus squirei

F. M. Walsh, 2014

Squire's fairy-wrasse[13]
Cirrhilabrus temminckii

Bleeker, 1853

Thread-fin fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus tonozukai

G. R. Allen & Kuiter, 1999

Tono's fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus wakanda

Tea, Pinheiro, Shepherd & Rocha, 2019

Vibranium fairy wrasse
Cirrhilabrus walindi

G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1996

Walindi fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus walshi

J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2001

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