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]
| 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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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]
References
edit- ^ a b Rocha, L. (2010). "Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187581A8574221. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187581A8574221.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Tea, Y.-K.; Najeeb, A.; Rowlett, J.; Rocha, L.A. (2022). "Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa (Teleostei, Labridae), a new species of fairy wrasse from the Maldives, with comments on the taxonomic identity of C. rubrisquamis and C. wakanda". ZooKeys (1088): 65–80. Bibcode:2022ZooK.1088...65T. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1088.78139. PMC 8924139. PMID 35437369.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis". FishBase. August 2013 version.
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