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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Cirrhilabrinae
Etymology: Cirrhilabrus:Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, labros = furious (Ref. 45335); rubeus:Name for Latin 'rubeus' for red, derived from the name of the bramble bush which bears red raspberries, referring to its bright red color; a masculine nominative singular adjective of the second
declension.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet Ökologie
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 11; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 9; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XI,9; A III,9; pectoral-fin rays 15; pored lateral-line scales 15-17 + 6-8 (+1 over caudal-fin base); median predorsal scales 3-4; cheek with 5 or 6 scales in single row, just below eye; with uniserial row of suborbital pores; gill rakers 13-15. Morphometrics for males in terminal phase: body depth 3.7-3.8 in SL; body width in depth 2.0; head length 3.0-3.4 in SL; first two dorsal-fin spinous membranes are greatly elongated and filamentous, 1.6-3.4 and 1.3-3.0 in SL, respectively; rounded caudal fin with extended upper and lower tips, 1.1-1.3 in HL; pelvic fins greatly elongated and broadly fan-like, reaching posteriorly to about middle of anal fin, 2.0-2.1 in SL; upper head and body bright red to red-orange, divided from whitish lower head and body by a usually unbroken, bluish to lavender full-length stripe; anterior part of dorsal fin reddish, rear of fin dark basally and yellowish distally (variable extent of yellow on fin), divided mid-way out by a dark-outlined blue stripe breaking into spots (after a variable distance) posteriorly; caudal fin with blue-green sheen and numerous small bluish spots and lines; anal fin is reddish to dark with an often incomplete row of bluish spots near base of fin; pelvic fins are greatly elongated and mostly red on outer portion and mostly black on inner rays, with black streaks typically extending full length, with black fin tips (Ref. 114940). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Victor, B.C., 2016. Two new species in the spike-fin-fairy-wrasse species complex (Teleostei: Labridae: Cirrhilabrus) from the Indian Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 23:21-50. (Ref. 114940)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
