Blueside wrasse
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
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A fairy wrasse from the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific that lives in groups 1 to 2 metres above the bottom, feeding on zooplankton. It reaches 15 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
- Family
- Labridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Labridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Cheilinoides cyanopleura, Cirrhilabrus cyanopleurus, Cirrhilabrus heterodon, Cirrhilabrus solorensis, Cirrilabrus cyanopleurus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Planktivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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