Cirrhilabrus
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = KurenaiIBRnup (cropped).jpg
| image_caption = Cirrhilabrus katoi
| image2 = Cirrhilabrus claire male.jpg
| image2_caption = Cirrhilabrus claire
| taxon = Cirrhilabrus
| authority = Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
| type_species = Cirrhilabrus temminckii
| type_species_authority = Bleeker, 1853
| synonyms = Cheilinoides Bleeker, 1851
Cirrhilabrichthys Klausewitz, 1976
Neocirrhilabrus Cheng & Wang, 1979
}}
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File:Exquisite fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus exquisitus) (41880841680) (cropped).jpg]]
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Cirrhilabrus, the fairy wrasses, is a genus of fish in the family Labridae native to coral reefs and nearby habitats in the Indo-Pacific region. They are brightly colored and do not surpass {{cvt|16|cm}} in length. Males are larger and more colorful than females. They are commonly kept in aquaria.{{cite web | title = The Fairy Wrasses: Cirrhilabrus spp. | author = Schultz, H.C. III | work = Reefkeeping | publisher = Reef Central, LLC | date = 2008 | url = http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-01/hcs3/index.php }}
Species
There are currently more than 60 recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Cirrhilabrus| month = February | year = 2023}}
- Cirrhilabrus adornatus J. E. Randall & Kunzmann, 1998 (Red-fin fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus africanus Victor, 2016 (African long-fin fairy-wrasse)Victor, B.C. (2016): [http://www.oceansciencefoundation.org/josf/josf23c.pdf Two new species in the spike-fin fairy-wrasse species complex (Teleostei: Labridae: Cirrhilabrus) from the Indian Ocean.] Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 23: 21–50.
- Cirrhilabrus apterygia (G. R. Allen, 1983) (Mutant wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus aquamarinus Tea, G. R. Allen & Dailami, 2021{{cite journal | last1=Tea | first1=Y.-K. | last2=Allen | authorlink2=Gerald R. Allen | first2=G.R. | last3=Dailami | first3=M. | title=Redescription of Cirrhilabrus solorensis Bleeker, with Description of Two New Species of Fairy Wrasses (Teleostei: Labridae: Cirrhilabrus) | year=2021 | journal=Ichthyology & Herpetology | volume=109 | issue=3 | pages=669–684 |doi=10.1643/i2021022 | s2cid=238638255 }}
- Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis G. R. Allen & Kuiter, 1999 (Orangeback fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus balteatus J. E. Randall, 1988 (Girdled fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus J. E. Randall & Nagareda, 2002 (Deep-water fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus beauperryi G. R. Allen, Drew & Barber, 2008 (Beau's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus blatteus V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1974 (Purple-boned fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus briangreenei {{Small|Tea, Pyle & Rocha, 2020}}{{Cite journal|last1=Tea|first1=Yi-Kai|last2=Pyle|first2=Richard L.|last3=Rocha|first3=Luiz A.|date=2020-02-24|title=A New Species of Fairy Wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae: Cirrhilabrus) from Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems of the Verde Island Passage, Philippines|url=https://bioone.org/journals/copeia/volume-108/issue-1/CI-19-297/A-New-Species-of-Fairy-Wrasse-Teleostei--Labridae/10.1643/CI-19-297.full|journal=Copeia|volume=108|issue=1|pages=91–102|doi=10.1643/CI-19-297|s2cid=213676236 |issn=0045-8511}}
- Cirrhilabrus brunneus G. R. Allen, 2006 (Dusky fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus cenderawasih G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2006 (Cenderawasih fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus chaliasi Tea, G. R. Allen & Dailami, 2021
- Cirrhilabrus claire J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2001 (Claire's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus condei G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1996 (Conde's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis Y.K. Tea, B.W. Frable, & A. Gill, 2018 (Blue-throated fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1851) (Blueside wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus earlei J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2001 (Orange-striped fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus efatensis F. Walsh, Tea & Tanaka, 2017 (hooded fairy-wrasse)Walsh, F., Tea, Y.K. & Tanaka, H. (2017): [http://www.oceansciencefoundation.org/josf/josf26e.pdf Cirrhilabrus efatensis, a new species of wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) from Vanuatu, South Pacific Ocean] Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 26: 68-79.
- Cirrhilabrus exquisitus J. L. B. Smith, 1957 (Exquisite fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus filamentosus (Klausewitz, 1976) (Whip-fin fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa (Y. K. Tea, Nejeeb, Rowlett & Rocha, 2022) (Rose-veiled fairy wrasse){{cite journal |author1=Yi-Kai Tea |author2=Ahmed Najeeb |author3=Joseph Rowlett |author4=Luiz A. Rocha |author4-link=Luiz A. Rocha |title=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 |journal=ZooKeys |date=March 2022 |issue=1088 |pages=65–80 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.1088.78139 |url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/78139/ |access-date=24 August 2022|doi-access=free |pmid=35437369 |pmc=8924139 |bibcode=2022ZooK.1088...65T }}
- Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis J. E. Randall & K. E. Carpenter, 1980 (Yellow-fin fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus humanni G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Humann's fairy-wrasse)Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. University of Hawai'i Press. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. 1292pp. {{ISBN|978-0-9872600-0-0}}.
- Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus G. R. Allen & M. P. Hammer, 2016 (Monsoon fairy-wrasse)Allen, G.R. & Hammer, M.P. (2016): [http://www.oceansciencefoundation.org/josf/josf22d.pdf Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus, a new species of fairy wrasse (Pisces: Labridae) from the Timor Sea, northern Australia.] Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 22: 41–52.
- Cirrhilabrus isosceles Y. K. Tea, Senou & Greene, 2016 (Pin-tail fairy-wrasse)Tea, Y.-K., Senou, H. & Greene, B.D. (2016): [http://www.oceansciencefoundation.org/josf/josf21c.pdf Cirrhilabrus isosceles, a new species of wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) from the Ryukyu Archipelago and the Philippines, with notes on the C. lunatus complex.] Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 21: 18-37.
- Cirrhilabrus joanallenae G. R. Allen, 2000 (Joan's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus johnsoni J. E. Randall, 1988 (Johnson's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus jordani Snyder, 1904 (Flame fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus katherinae J. E. Randall, 1992 (Katherine's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus katoi Senou & Hirata, 2000
- Cirrhilabrus laboutei J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1982 (Laboute's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus J. E. Randall & H. Masuda, 1991 (Long-tailed fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus lineatus J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1982 (Purple-lined fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus lubbocki J. E. Randall & K. E. Carpenter, 1980 (Lubbock's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus lunatus J. E. Randall & H. Masuda, 1991
- Cirrhilabrus luteovittatus J. E. Randall, 1988 (Yellow-band fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus marinda G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Dailami, 2015 (Sail-fin fairy-wrasse)Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Dailami, M. (2015): [http://www.oceansciencefoundation.org/josf/josf15a.pdf Cirrhilabrus marinda, a new species of wrasse (Pisces: Labridae) from eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu.] Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 15: 1–15.
- Cirrhilabrus marjorie G. R. Allen, J. E. Randall & B. A. Carlson, 2003 (Marjorie's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus J. E. Randall & S. C. Shen, 1978 (Black-fin fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus morrisoni G. R. Allen, 1999 (Morrison's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus nahackyi F. M. Walsh & H. Tanaka, 2012 (Nahacky's fairy-wrasse)Walsh, F. & Tanaka, H. (2012): [http://www.aqua-aquapress.com/pdf/18-1_Cirrhilabrus%20nahackyi.pdf Cirrhilabrus nahackyi, a new wrasse (Perciformes; Labridae) from the South Pacific.] aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (1): 1-8.
- Cirrhilabrus naokoae J. E. Randall & H. Tanaka, 2009 (Naoko's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus punctatus J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1989 (Dotted fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus pylei G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1996 (Pyle's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus randalli G. R. Allen, 1995 (Randall's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis J. E. Randall, 1988 (Rhomboid fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus roseafascia J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1982 (Pink-banded fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus rubeus Victor, 2016 (Ruby long-fin fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus J. E. Randall, 1992 (Red-margined fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis J. E. Randall & K. E. Carpenter, 1980 (Redfin wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis J. E. Randall & Emery, 1983 (Rosy-scales fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1974 (Long-fin fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis Ishikawa, 1904
- Cirrhilabrus sanguineus Cornic, 1987 (Red-blotched fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus scottorum J. E. Randall & R. M. Pyle, 1989 (Scott's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus shutmani Y.K. Tea & Gill, 2017 (Magma fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus solorensis Bleeker 1853 (Red-eye fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus squirei F. M. Walsh, 2014 (Squire's fairy-wrasse)Walsh, F. (2014): Cirrhilabrus squirei, a new wrasse (Perciformes; Labridae) from the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, Australia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (3): 123-130.
- Cirrhilabrus temminckii Bleeker, 1853 (Thread-fin fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus tonozukai G. R. Allen & Kuiter, 1999 (Tono's fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus wakanda Tea, Pinheiro, Shepherd & Rocha, 2019 (Vibranium fairy wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus walindi G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1996 (Walindi fairy-wrasse)
- Cirrhilabrus walshi J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2001