Cirrhilabrus temminckii

(Bleeker, 1853)

Vernacular names
English : Threadfin wrasse
French : Labre nain de Temminck

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Eupercaria i. s. (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Labridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach 9,9 cm. Juveniles and females are red-orange and white with more or less visible longitudinal blue lines. Adults are dark green-blue with black and red fins, black tail spot, blue longitudinal lines and long pectoral fins.

Range and habitat
This species occurs in the western Pacific Ocean, from Japan (Sagami bay) to Philippines, Indonesia and western Australia. Lives in seaward reefs, in coral and rubble areas, from 3 to 35 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : DATA DEFICIENT
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is likely a species complex and needs to be reassessed after taxonomic work. Targeted for trade in many parts of its range.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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