Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis

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Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis is a wrasse from the western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines north to Japan. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 15 cm in length.{{Fishbase|Cirrhilabrus|ryukyuensis|month=August|year=2019}} Some authorities regard this taxon as a synonym of Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura,{{cite iucn | author1 = Cabanban, A. | author2 = Choat, J.H. | name-list-style = amp | year = 2010 | title = Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura | page = e.T187544A8563582 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187544A8563582.en | accessdate = 1 January 2020}} but Fishbase and the Catalog of Fishes treat it as a valid species.{{Cof record|spid=17065|title=Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis| access-date=1 January 2019}} This species was called Cirrhilabrus lyukyuensis but this is treated as a misspelling.