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IllustrationRuby longfin fairy wrasse
Cirrhilabrus rubeus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Ruby longfin fairy wrasse
- Scientific
- Cirrhilabrus rubeus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 5.4 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A tiny fairy wrasse; males are ruby red with long fins. It reaches about 5 cm and lives over rubble on deeper reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cirrhilabrus-rubeus.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.