''Cirrhilabrus'' is a

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in the

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Labridae native to

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s in the Indian and

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, commonly kept in aquaria.

Species

There are currently 60 recognized species in this genus: * '' Cirrhilabrus adornatus'' J. E. Randall & Kunzmann, 1998 (Red-fin fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus africanus'' Victor, 2016 (African long-fin fairy-wrasse)Victor, B.C. (2016)
Two new species in the spike-fin fairy-wrasse species complex (Teleostei: Labridae: ''Cirrhilabrus'') from the Indian Ocean.
''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 23: 21–50.'' * '' Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis'' G. R. Allen & Kuiter, 1999 (Orangeback fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus balteatus'' J. E. Randall, 1988 (Girdled fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus'' J. E. Randall & Nagareda, 2002 (Deep-water fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus beauperryi'' G. R. Allen, Drew &

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, 2008 (Beau's fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus blatteus'' V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1974 (Purple-boned fairy-wrasse) *'' Cirrhilabrus briangreenei'' * '' Cirrhilabrus brunneus'' G. R. Allen, 2006 (Dusky fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus cenderawasih'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2006 (Cenderawasih fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus claire'' J. E. Randall &

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, 2001 (Claire's fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus condei'' G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1996 (Conde's fairy-wrasse) *'' Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis'' Y.K. Tea, B.W. Frable, & A. Gill, 2018 (Blue-throated fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura'' ( Bleeker, 1851) ( Blueside wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus earlei'' J. E. Randall &

, 2001 (Orange-striped fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus efatensis'' F. Walsh,

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& Tanaka, 2017 (hooded fairy-wrasse)Walsh, F., Tea, Y.K. & Tanaka, H. (2017)
''Cirrhilabrus efatensis'', a new species of wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) from Vanuatu, South Pacific Ocean
'' Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 26: 68-79.'' * '' Cirrhilabrus exquisitus'' J. L. B. Smith, 1957 (Exquisite fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus filamentosus'' ( Klausewitz, 1976) (Whip-fin fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa'' (Y. K. Tea, Nejeeb, Rowlett & Rocha, 2022) (Rose-veiled fairy wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis'' J. E. Randall & K. E. Carpenter, 1980 (Yellow-fin fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus humanni'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Humann's fairy-wrasse)Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): ''Reef Fishes of the East Indies.'' University of Hawai'i Press. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. 1292pp. . * '' Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus'' G. R. Allen & M. P. Hammer, 2016 (Monsoon fairy-wrasse)Allen, G.R. & Hammer, M.P. (2016)
''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.'' * '' Cirrhilabrus isosceles'' Y. K. Tea, Senou & Greene, 2016 (Pin-tail fairy-wrasse)Tea, Y.-K., Senou, H. & Greene, B.D. (2016)
''Cirrhilabrus isosceles'', a new species of wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) from the Ryukyu Archipelago and the Philippines, with notes on the ''C. lunatus'' complex.
'' Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 21: 18-37.'' * '' Cirrhilabrus joanallenae'' G. R. Allen, 2000 (Joan's fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus johnsoni'' J. E. Randall, 1988 (Johnson's fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus jordani'' Snyder, 1904 (Flame fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus katherinae'' J. E. Randall, 1992 (Katherine's fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus katoi'' Senou & Hirata, 2000 * '' Cirrhilabrus laboutei'' J. E. Randall &

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, 1982 (Laboute's fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus'' J. E. Randall & H. Masuda, 1991 (Long-tailed fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus lineatus'' J. E. Randall &

, 1982 (Pink-banded fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus rubeus'' Victor, 2016 (Ruby long-fin fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus'' J. E. Randall, 1992 (Red-margined fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis'' J. E. Randall & K. E. Carpenter, 1980 (Redfin wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis'' J. E. Randall & Emery, 1983 (Rosy-scales fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis'' V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1974 (Long-fin fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis'' Ishikawa, 1904 * ''

Cirrhilabrus sanguineus ''Cirrhilabrus sanguineus'', the red-blotched fairy-wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the coral reefs of the Mauritius. This species can reach a standard length of . It occurs at depths from . It can be found in the aquarium An aqu ...

'' Cornic, 1987 (Red-blotched fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus scottorum'' J. E. Randall &

, 1989 (Scott's fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus shutmani'' Y.K. Tea &

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, 2017 (Magma fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus solorensis'' Bleeker 1853 (Red-eye fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus squirei'' F. M. Walsh, 2014 (Squire's fairy-wrasse)Walsh, F. (2014): ''Cirrhilabrus squirei'', a new wrasse (Perciformes; Labridae) from the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, Australia. ''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (3): 123-130.'' * '' Cirrhilabrus temminckii'' Bleeker, 1853 (Thread-fin fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus tonozukai'' G. R. Allen & Kuiter, 1999 (Tono's fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus wakanda''

, Pinheiro,

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& Rocha, 2019 (Vibranium fairy wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus walindi'' G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1996 (Walindi fairy-wrasse) * '' Cirrhilabrus walshi'' J. E. Randall &

, 2001

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q134850 Labridae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck Taxa named by Hermann Schlegel