Cirrhilabrus earlei
{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Cirrhilabrus (10.3897-zookeys.863.35580) Figure 6.jpg
| image_caption = Cirrhilabrus earlei - C (bottom)
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Cirrhilabrus
| species = earlei
| authority = Randall & Pyle, 2001
}}
Cirrhilabrus earlei is a species of fairy wrasse. They occur in the Western Central Pacific, Palau and Micronesia. In 2001 John Randall and Richard Pyle officially documented and described the species. Cirrhilabrus earlei is the known to the twilight reefs of Palau and the Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands.{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Hunter |date=2013-08-06 |title=Rare Wrasses of the World: Cirrhilabrus earlei (Vol. 1, Ed. 1) |url=https://reefs.com/rare-wrasses-of-the-world-cirrhilabrus-earlei-vol-1-ed-1/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Reefs.com |language=en-US}} They live under depth range of 60–92 m, and its length is 6.9 cm SL.{{Cite journal |last1=Tea |first1=Yi-Kai |last2=Pinheiro |first2=Hudson T. |last3=Shepherd |first3=Bart |last4=Rocha |first4=Luiz A. |date=2019-11-07 |title=Cirrhilabrus wakanda, a new species of fairy wrasse from mesophotic ecosystems of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa (Teleostei, Labridae) |url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/35580/ |journal=ZooKeys |language=en |issue=863 |pages=85–96 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.863.35580 |issn=1313-2970|doi-access=free |pmid=31341393 |pmc=6639353 |bibcode=2019ZooK..863...85T }} Male Cirrhilabrus earlei are adorned with sword-shaped tails, the tiny female species are same as male stimulates the male into the nuptial.{{Cite web |last=TYK |first=Lemon |date=2013-08-15 |title=Awesome Fish Spotlight: Cirrhilabrus earlei |url=https://reefbuilders.com/2013/08/15/random-fish-highlight-cirrhilabrus-earlei/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Reef Builders {{!}} The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog |language=en-US}}