Blueside Wrasse

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

TP: With blue region on the front of body, snout and brow usually dirty green, dorsal side whitish.

Size : 15 cm

Habitat : In lagoons and out reefs, in coral-rich areas and over mixed coral and rubble, 2-30 m. Frequently swims in small groups, feeds on zooplankton.

Distribution : Andaman Sea and Christmas Islands SW Japan, NW Australia, PNG and GBR.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Perciformes

FAMILY

:

Labridae

GENUS

:

Cirrhilabrus

SPECIES

:

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner