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shane 1111

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i got two of these fish last week and i donk know what kind of wrasse they are.
 
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Hmmm, it's a Cirrhilabrus sp. My first thought was C. jordani but I don't think that's right. Hold on a second....
 
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Yeah, C. jordani has yellow eyes and less pronounced ventral fins. Pretty sure it's C. rubripinnis but I'm not positive at all...
 

shane 1111

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ok i think they may be REDFIN FAIRY WRASSE (Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis )
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Females of this species are orangish-red over the upper half of the head and body, with a white belly, a faint bluish spot at the base of the caudal fin and pale red median fins. The caudal fin has yellowish rays, with reddish membranes between and white flecks along the margins. Males are orange with yellow on the ventral surface of the head and body. The ventral surface of the head also has bright blue and black markings, there are light blue spots on the operculum and on the tips of the pectoral fins, the dorsal, pelvic and anal fins are bright red and the anal and dorsal fins have bright blue margins. The redfin fairy wrasse is closely related to the longfinned fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis); the females of these two species are similar in color, but the latter species has fine blue pin-stripes.

this is off of coralrealm
 
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Ya think? :lol:

Matt_Wandell":1ilsed6a said:
Yeah, C. jordani has yellow eyes and less pronounced ventral fins. Pretty sure it's C. rubripinnis but I'm not positive at all...
 

Hiroyuki Tanaka

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Matt,

Yes, it is C. rubripinnis, male.

It is similar to condei, jordani, and an undesribed species from Sulawesi.

It has a blue throat (rubripinnis) but condei does not (see pic).
 

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Hiroyuki Tanaka

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Another similar species of Cirrhilabrus, that comes from s. Sulawesi.

Note a longer, red patch at the base of dorsal fin posteriorly. It is aggressive toward similar spp.
 

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