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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Cheilininae
Etymology: Cirrhilabrus: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, labros = furious (Ref. 45335); claire: Named after Claire T. Michihara, wife of the collector of the type specimes.
Eponymy: Claire T Michihara is the wife of Chip Boyle, the collector of the type specimens in Rarotonga. They co-own Export Aquarium Ltd at Matavara in the Cook Islands. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Randall & Pyle.

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Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory (Ref. 41654); depth range 55 - 100 m (Ref. 41654). Tropical

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Eastern Central Pacific: Cook Islands and French Polynesia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41654); 7.3 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XI,9; A III,9; pectoral fin rays 15; dorsal fin with progressively longer spines, the last 2.2 in head; in males the interspinous membranes not reaching above spine tips; caudal fin rounded; pelvic fin of male 3.0 in SL, of female 4.6 in SL; lateral line scales 17+6; colour of male yellowish dorsally, shading on side to pale lavender-pink; head dusky yellow with purple bands; dorsal fin mainly orange-red with a violet band at base and a narrow dark red margin on spinous and anterior soft portion of fin; caudal fin red with broad distal yellow border containing a submarginal dusky zone in central part; female orange-pink, head suffused with yellow dorsally; a purple band from corner of mouth to upper end of gill opening, then continuing ventrally on edge of opercle; dorsal fin yellow; caudal fin orange, shading outwardly to yellow (Ref. 41654).

Found in areas with strong current (Ref. 41654). FishBase common name agreed by authors.

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Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Randall, J.E. and R.L. Pyle, 2001. Three new species of labrid fishes of the genus Cirrhilabrus from islands of the tropical Pacific. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 4(3):89-98. (Ref. 41654)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 March 2009

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Cirrhilabrus claire Randall & Pyle, 2001