Orangeback Wrasse

Cirrhilabrus lubbocki

TP: With yellow pectoral fins. As distinct from the one shown, there is a variant with yellow back and ruddier side.

Size : 8 cm

Habitat : Prefers outreefs, over coral and rubble, 3-35 m. Alone, often also in small loose groups, feeds on zooplankton.

Distribution : E Indonesia, the Philippines, Palau.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Perciformes

FAMILY

:

Labridae

GENUS

:

Cirrhilabrus

SPECIES

:

Cirrhilabrus lubbocki

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