Marjorie's wrasse (''Cirrhilabrus marjorie'') is a

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native to the

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s of the Fiji. This species can reach a

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length of . It can be found at depths from , most often between . The

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honours Marjorie Awai, the Curator of the

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, and who was formerly a Curatorial Assistant in the

ichthyology Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish ( Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish ( Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octob ...

Department at the

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in Hawaii.

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* Marjorie's wrasse Taxa named by Gerald R. Allen Taxa named by John Ernest Randall Fish described in 2003 {{Labridae-stub