Cirrhilabrus brunneus

{{short description|Species of fairy wrasse}}

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| taxon = Cirrhilabrus brunneus

| authority = G. R. Allen, 2006

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Rocha, L. |date=2010 |title=Cirrhilabrus brunneus |volume=2010 |page=e.T187460A8541411 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187460A8541411.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

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Cirrhilabrus brunneus or the dusky fairy wrasse{{Cite web|url=https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/1671141|title=Cirrhilabrus brunneus (dusky fairy wrasse)|website=www.uniprot.org|access-date=2019-07-14}} is a species of fairy wrasse native to the coasts off Borneo. It can be found at depths of 40–50 meters.{{Cite web|url=https://reefbuilders.com/2013/12/10/awesome-fish-spotlight-cirrhilabrus-brunneus-specter-darkness/|title=Awesome Fish Spotlight: Cirrhilabrus brunneus, specter of darkness|date=2013-12-10|website=Reef Builders {{!}} The Reef and Marine Aquarium Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-14}}

Description

The fish can grow to a length of 4.4 centimeters. It has 11 dorsal spines, nine dorsal soft rays, 3 anal spines, and 9 anal soft rays.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fishbase.us/summary/Cirrhilabrus-brunneus.html|title=Cirrhilabrus brunneus summary page|website=FishBase|language=en|access-date=2019-07-14}} Males are brown or bronze. The fish also has 15 pectoral rays and two horizontal scale rows are present under the eyes.

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