Rosy-scales fairy-wrasse | |
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Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis (male in circular close-up, females marked by white arrows) and anthias | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Cirrhilabrus |
Species: | C. rubrisquamis
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Binomial name | |
Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis
J. E. Randall &
Emery, 1983
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The rosy-scales fairy-wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis), also known as the red velvet fairy wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. [2] It is found at mesophotic reefs at depths between 41 and 70 m (135–230 ft). [2] [3]
C. rubrisquamis can reach a standard length of 7.2 cm (2.8 in). [3] It is considered data deficient by the IUCN, [1] and is generally very poorly know, but it is possible that the similar C. wakanda (described as a new species from coastal East Africa in 2019) is a junior synonym of C. rubrisquamis. [2] Conversely, C. rubrisquamis was formerly considered to occur in the Maldives and Sri Lanka, but in 2022 this population was described as a new species C. finifenmaa. [2]