Laboute's wrasse
Laboute's wrasse, Cirrhilabrus laboutei, is a species of wrasse native to the coral reefs of New Caledonia and Australia, where it occurs at depths of 7 to 55 m (23 to 180 ft). This species can reach a total length of 12 cm (4.7 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name of this fish honours Pierre Laboute who first photographed this species off New Caledonia and gave J.E. Randall advice on where to collect specimens.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Cirrhilabrus |
| Species: | C. laboutei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhilabrus laboutei J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1982 | |
References
- Rocha, L.; Pollard, D. (2010). "Cirrhilabrus laboutei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187439A8535703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187439A8535703.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Cirrhilabrus laboutei" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- J.E. Randall; R. Lubbock (1982). "Three new labrid fishes of the new genus Cirrhilabrus from the southwestern Pacific" (PDF). Occasional Papers of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. 25 (2): 1–12.
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