Whip-fin wrasse

Whip-fin wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Species: C. filamentosus
Binomial name
Cirrhilabrus filamentosus
(Klausewitz, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Cirrhilabrichthys filamentosus Klausewitz, 1976

The whip-fin wrasse (so named for the long filament extending from the top of the dorsal fin), Cirrhilabrus filamentosus, is a species of wrasse endemic to Indonesia, where it is only known from the waters of the Java Sea. This species inhabits reefs and can be found at depths from 10 to 35 m (33 to 115 ft). It can reach 8 cm (3.1 in) in total length.[2]

References

  1. Yeeting, B., Rocha, L. & Suharti, S. 2010. Cirrhilabrus filamentosus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 November 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirrhilabrus filamentosus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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