Cirrhilabrus jordani

The flame wrasse, Cirrhilabrus jordani, is a species of wrasse endemic to the Hawaiian Islands where it is found in groups on coral reefs at depths from 5 to 186 m (16 to 610 ft), though mostly above 30 m (98 ft). This species can reach a total length of 10 cm (3.9 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Cirrhilabrus jordani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Species:
C. jordani
Binomial name
Cirrhilabrus jordani
Snyder, 1904

Etymology

The specific name honours the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan (1851-1931).[3]

References

  1. Rocha, L. (2010). "Cirrhilabrus jordani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187447A8538083. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187447A8538083.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Cirrhilabrus jordani" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
  3. J.O. Snyder (1904). "A catalogue of the shore fishes collected by the steamer "Albatross" about the Hawaiian Islands in 1902". Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission. 22 [1902]: 513–538.


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