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Fairy or
Velvet Wrasses, the Genus Cirrhilabrus, pt. 2
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Cirrhilabrus marjorie Pix by Hiroyuki
Tanaka
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| Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus Randall & Shen
1978. |
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| Cirrhilabrus punctatus Randall & Kuiter 1989, the
Dotted Wrasse. Western Pacific, Australia to Fiji. To five and a half
inches length. Below, a juvenile (typical looking for the genus) in
Australia and a female and male in Fiji. |
| Cirrhilabrus pylei Allen & Randall 1996. Western
Pacific; Papua New Guinea. To three inches overall length. Found in 72-86
meters of water according to fishbase.org. Aquarium photos of three males. The
first two are 9 cm., by Hiroyuki Tanaka at 7 and 11 cm., the last by RMF. |
| Cirrhilabrus randalli Allen 1995. |
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| Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis Randall 1988, the Rhomboid
Wrasse. Western Central Pacific: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. To 8.5
cm. length. Aquarium photos of three males. The first two are 9 cm.,
by Hiroyuki Tanaka at 7 and 11 cm., the last by RMF. Very bottom Mich and
BobF at Interzoo 08. |
| Cirrhilabrus roseafascia Randall & Lubbock 1982. |
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| Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus Randall 1992. Western
Pacific. To five inches in length. |
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Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis Randall & Carpenter
1980, the Redfin Wrasse. Western central Pacific. Imported from the
Philippines. A tough fish where collected, shipped properly. Shown: a male
and female in N. Sulawesi. |
 
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| Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis Randall & Emery 1983.
Maldives and Chagos Archipelago in the mid Indian Ocean. Two aquarium pix
of males. To three inches in length. |
 
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| Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis Springer & Randall
1974, the Social Wrasse. Western Indian Ocean, including the northern Red
Sea. To three inches in length. Images of aquarium specimens of males
by RMF and Hiroyuki Tanaka. |
 
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Cirrhilabrus scottorum Randall & Pyle 1989,
Scott's Wrasse. South Pacific. To five inches in length. At right: An
Australian specimen pic by PeggyN of
www.all-reef.com
Below: Here is one in a
cubicle at Chip Boyle's collection business in Roratonga, Cook Islands,
the other at a S. Cal. retailers and lastly a 10 cm. male by Hiroyuki Tanaka.
Very bottom Mich and BobF at Interzoo 08. |
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| Cirrhilabrus temminckii Bleeker 1853, the Threadfin
Wrasse. |
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| Cirrhilabrus tonozukai Allen & Kuiter
1999, Tonozuka's Fairy Wrasse. Western Pacific; Indonesia. At right, a young
male of 5 cm. by Hiroyuki Tanaka. Below, females and two displaying males
in Sulawesi by RMF, second row, aquarium photos of a male,
females by Hiroyuki Tanaka |
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| Cirrhilabrus walindi Allen & Randall 1996. |
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
Chlupaty, Peter. 1976. The Flame Wrasse. Aquarium Digest
International #15, 76; TFH 10/82.
Chlupaty, Peter. 1989. The Aqaba red-bellied wrasse, Cirrhilabrus
rubriventralis. TFH 4/89.
Gonzalez, Deane. 1979. The exquisite Hawaiian Flame Wrasse. FAMA 6/79.
Howe, Jeffrey. 1992. Original descriptions: Cirrhilabrus
lunatus Randall & Masuda 1991. FAMA 10/92.
Howe, Jeffrey. 1993. Original Descriptions: Cirrhilabrus
lanceolatus Randall & Masuda 1991. FAMA 10/93.
Howe, Jeffrey. 1995. Original Descriptions: Cirrhilabrus
katherinae Randall 1992. FAMA 7/95.
Michael, Scott W. 1995. Fishes for the marine aquarium, part 9,10;
wrasses- fairy wrasses (Cirrhilabrus); flashers, lined and Maori. AFM 6,7/95.
Michael, Scott W. 1997. Fairy Wrasses. You can't go wrong by
choosing among the species in this group. AFM 12/97.
Privitera, Lisa A. The Hawaiian flame wrasse Cirrhilabrus jordani
Snyder. FAMA 9/92.
Takeshita, Glenn Y. 1977. Hawaiian flame wrasse. TFH 7(8):77.
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