Morphology Data of Cirrhilabrus efatensis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Walsh, F., Y.K. Tea and H. Tanaka, 2017
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral fusiform / normal
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XI,9; A III,9; pectoral-fin rays 15; lateral-line scales 15-17+5-6; 5 median predorsal scales; 2 horizontal scale rows on cheek below eye; gill rakers 14 (14-16); body depth 2.9-3.7 in SL; body width 1.95-2.6 in body depth; head length 2.5-3.2 in SL; snout length 3.7-4.1 in HL; short pelvic fin, not reaching origin of anal fin, 4.55-6.1 in SL; caudal fin is truncate to rounded in females to doubly emarginate in males; large eye, orbit diameter 3.25-3.85 in HL; body colour with abdomen pale yellow, head and anterior portion of body red, posterior body orange-yellow (color in alcohol pale), the males with black submarginal band in caudal fin and soft portion of dorsal fin and first membrane of spinous dorsal-fin black (Ref. 116195)

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Cirrhilabrus efatensis

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total 14 - 16
Vertebrae
preanal 9 - 9
total 25 - 25

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 11 - 11
Soft-rays total 9 - 9
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 9 - 9

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   15 - 15
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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