Monsoon fairy-wrasse

The Monsoon Fairy-wrasse (Cirrhilabrus hyroxerus) is a species of fish in the wrasse family, originating from the eastern Timor Sea.[1][2] It matures at a length between 5 and 6 cm (2.0 and 2.4 in). They can be found at a depth of around 20 metres (66 ft). It is described from 19 type specimens.[3] The species complex consists of five other Indo-Pacific species: Cirrhilabrus joanallenae (western Sumatra), Cirrhilabrus humanni (western Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia), Cirrhilabrus morrisoni (Hibernia Reef, western Timor Sea), Cirrhilabrus naokoae (Nias Island, western Sumatra), and Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis (Red Sea, western Indian Ocean, Maldives, and Sri Lanka).[4] Cirrhilabrus morrisoni and new Cirrhilabrus humanni relatively new adjoining natural ranges with Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus. The Australian version of Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus has bright white ventral part in its body and the rest of the female monsoon wrasses.[5]

Monsoon fairy-wrasse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Species:
C. hygroxerus
Binomial name
Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus
Allen & Hammer, 2016

References
  1. "Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus, Monsoon Fairy-wrasse : fisheries". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  2. Adams, Jake (2016-08-21). "Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus, the Monsoon Fairy Wrasse Officially Described". Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  3. Adams, Jake (2016-08-21). "Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus, the Monsoon Fairy Wrasse Officially Described". Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  4. Allen, Gerald; Hammer, Michael (2016-08-20). "Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus, a new species of fairy wrasse (Pisces: Labridae) from the Timor Sea, northern Australia". Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 22: 41–52. doi:10.5281/zenodo.60551.
  5. Adams, Jake (2016-08-21). "Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus, the Monsoon Fairy Wrasse Officially Described". Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog. Retrieved 2022-06-27.


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