Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis
Species of fish
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Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis is a wrasse from the western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines north to Japan. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 15 cm (5.9 in) in length.[2] Some authorities regard this taxon as a synonym of Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura,[1] but FishBase[2] and the Catalog of Fishes treat it as a valid species.[3] This species was at times called Cirrhilabrus lyukyuensis, but this is treated as a misspelling.[3]
| Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Cirrhilabrus |
| Species: | C. ryukyuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis Ishikawa, 1904 | |
