Cirrhilabrus punctatus

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Speciesbox

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Rocha, L. |author2=Pollard, D. |date=2010 |title=Cirrhilabrus punctatus |volume=2010 |page=e.T187769A8626128 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187769A8626128.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Cirrhilabrus punctatus

| authority = J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1989

}}

Cirrhilabrus punctatus, dotted wrasse, or, is a species of wrasse native to the western Pacific Ocean, where it occurs from Papua New Guinea and Australia to Tonga and Fiji. It inhabits coral reefs at depths from {{convert|2|to|35|m|ft|abbr=on}}, though mostly between {{convert|5|and|28|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It can reach a total length of {{convert|13|cm|in|abbr=on}}. This species is found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase | genus = Cirrhilabrus | species = punctatus| month = August| year = 2013}}