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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Cirrhilabrinae
Etymology: Paracheilinus:Greek, para = the side of + Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); walton:Named for the Walton Family Foundation; noun in apposition. Eponymy: The Walton Family Foundation was founded by American philanthropist Samuel Moore Walton (1918–1992) and his wife Helen Robson Walton (1919–2007). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
เงี่ยงครีบหลัง (รวม) : 9; ก้านครีบอ่อนที่หาง (รวม) : 11; เงี่ยงครีบก้น: 3; ก้านครีบอ่อนที่ก้น: 9. This species is distinct in having the following characters: pored lateral-line scales 15 + 5; gill rakers 13-14; body depth 3.0-3.4 in SL; dorsal soft rays 3-4, of males prolonged as relatively broad filaments that curve posteriorly when erected during courtship; strongly lunate caudal fin; pelvic fins in males 1.7-1.9 in HL and females 2.3 in HL; color of males overall orange-red with 4 sky-blue stripes on upper two-thirds of side and trio of similar narrow stripes/bands on head; courting males with white dorsal fin, contrasting strongly with adjacent zone of intense red (black when viewed underwater) along upper back; anal fin mainly yellow orange, its margin bright blue; caudal fin with broad blue horizontal streaks, margin pale; pelvic fins yellow orange, bright blue anterior margin (Ref. 75887). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
The area of collection (type locality) has a flat, low profile bottom at the base of a gentle (approximately 30°) slope at 34 m depth; substrate consisted of a dense mixture of spindly, branched Seriatopora hystrix coral (Pocilloporidae) and Halimeda alga. Numerous groups of this species were observed, each containing about 1-3 males and up to about 20 females. Courtship activities were common with males continuously 'flashing' a short distance above the bottom (Ref. 75887).
Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2006. Paracheilinus walton, a new species of flasherwrasse (Perciformes: Labridae) from Papua, Indonesia with a key to the species of Paracheilinus. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 12(1):11-18. (Ref. 75887)
สถานะบัญชีแดงของ IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
![Image of Paracheilinus walton (Walton\](/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Pawal_m0.jpg "Image of Paracheilinus walton (Walton\")
![Image of Paracheilinus walton (Walton\](/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Pawal_f0.jpg "Image of Paracheilinus walton (Walton\")