Cirrhilabrus

Cirrhilabrus
Cirrhilabrus solorensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Cirrhilabrus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
Type species
Cirrhilabrus temminckii Bleeker, 1853
Synonyms
Cheilinoides Bleeker, 1851 Cirrhilabrichthys Klausewitz, 1976 Neocirrhilabrus Cheng & Wang, 1979

Cirrhilabrus is a genus of wrasses, collectively known as Fairy-wrasses, native to reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are brightly colored and do not surpass 15 cm (5.9 in) in length. Males are larger and more colorful than females. They are very popular among marine aquaria hobbyists.^[1]

Species

There are currently 51 recognized species in this genus:

• Cirrhilabrus adornatus J. E. Randall & Kunzmann, 1998 (Red-fin fairy-wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis G. R. Allen & Kuiter, 1999 (Orangeback fairy-wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus balteatus J. E. Randall, 1988 (Girdled wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus J. E. Randall & Nagareda, 2002 (Deepwater wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus beauperryi G. R. Allen, Drew & Barber, 2008 (Beau’s wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus blatteus V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1974 (Purple-boned wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus brunneus G. R. Allen, 2006 (Dusky fairy-wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus cenderawasih G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2006 (Cenderawasih wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus claire J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2001
• Cirrhilabrus condei G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1996 (Conde's wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura Bleeker, 1851 (Blueside wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus earlei J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2001 (Orange-striped wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus exquisitus J. L. B. Smith, 1957 (Exquisite wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus filamentosus Klausewitz, 1976 (Whip-fin wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis J. E. Randall & K. E. Carpenter, 1980 (Yellowfin fairy-wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus humanni G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Humann's fairy-wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus joanallenae G. R. Allen, 2000 (Joan's fairy-wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus johnsoni J. E. Randall, 1988 (Johnson's wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus jordani Snyder, 1904 (Flame wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus katherinae J. E. Randall, 1992 (Katherine's wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus katoi Senou & Hirata, 2000
• Cirrhilabrus laboutei J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1982 (Laboute's wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus J. E. Randall & H. Masuda, 1991 (Long-tailed wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus lineatus J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1982 (Purple-lined wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus lubbocki J. E. Randall & K. E. Carpenter, 1980 (Lubbock's wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus lunatus J. E. Randall & H. Masuda, 1991
• Cirrhilabrus luteovittatus J. E. Randall, 1988 (Yellowband wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus marinda G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Dailami, 2015 (Sailfin fairy-wrasse) ^[2]
• Cirrhilabrus marjorie G. R. Allen, J. E. Randall & B. A. Carlson, 2003 (Marjorie's wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus J. E. Randall & S. C. Shen, 1978 (Blackfin fairy-wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus morrisoni G. R. Allen, 1999 (Morrison's wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus nahackyi F. M. Walsh & H. Tanaka, 2012
• Cirrhilabrus naokoae J. E. Randall & H. Tanaka, 2009 (Naoko's fairy-wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus punctatus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1989 (Dotted wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus pylei G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1996 (Pyle's wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus randalli G. R. Allen, 1995 (Randall's wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis J. E. Randall, 1988 (Rhomboid wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus roseafascia J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1982 (Pink-banded fairy-wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus J. E. Randall, 1992 (Red-margined wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis J. E. Randall & K. E. Carpenter, 1980 (Redfin wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis J. E. Randall & Emery, 1983
• Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1974 (Social wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis Ishikawa, 1904 ^[2]
• Cirrhilabrus sanguineus Cornic, 1987
• Cirrhilabrus scottorum J. E. Randall & Pyle, 1989 (Scotts' wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus solorensis Bleeker, 1853 (Red-eyed wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus squirei F. M. Walsh, 2014 (Squire's fairy-wrasse) ^[3]
• Cirrhilabrus temminckii Bleeker, 1853 (Threadfin wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus tonozukai G. R. Allen & Kuiter, 1999 (Tono's wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus walindi G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1996 (Walindi fairy-wrasse)
• Cirrhilabrus walshi J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2001

References

1. Schultz, H.C. III (2003). "Fairy Wrasses:Cirrhilabrus spp.". Reefkeeping. Reef Central, LLC.
2. Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Dailami, M. (2015). "Cirrhilabrus marinda, a new species of wrasse (Pisces: Labridae) from eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 15: 1–15.
3. Walsh, F. M. (2014): Cirrhilabrus squirei, a new wrasse (Perciformes; Labridae) from the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, Australia, aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (3): 123-130.