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Fairy wrasse (no English common name)
Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Fairy wrasse (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 7.2 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 41 to 48 m
- IUCN status
- DD · Data DeficientData Deficient (DD), assessed 2009
Description
A small fairy wrasse with red-edged scales on the front of the body in males, reaching about 7 cm. It lives over rubble on deep reefs around 40 to 50 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cirrhilabrus-rubrisquamis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Cirrhilabrus_rubrisquamis_-_Oo_654791_(cropped).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.