Adorned fairy-warsse
Cirrhilabrus adornatus
- Usual depth12–13 m
- Water temperature29–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
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About this species
Cirrhilabrus adornatus is a species of the labrid fish genus Cirrhilabrus and is also known as the red-fin fairy wrasse or Debelius fairy wrasse. They are found in the Eastern Indian Ocean which is known only from Indonesia over a rubble bottom of 1212m. Male Cirrhilabrus adornatus have two large triangular bright red blotches on the body which are white to pale pink. Female with a black spot three-fourths orbit diameter posteriorly on side of caudal peduncle and shading to white ventrally on head and abdomen. They are small species with a height of 63.4 mm SL, body depth 2.9-3.2 in SL, and head length 2.75-3.05 in SL. Cirrhilabrus adornatus is the combination of 45–47 dorsal-fin rays, 28–30 anal fin rays, 50–52 total vertebrae, 51–54 lateral line scales, 8–12 cheek scales, two large scales on each side of the lower jaw undersurface.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12–13 m · Deepest record: 13 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Adorned fairy-warsse, Red-fin Fairy Wrasse
Similar species
Blue-scaled Fairy WrasseCirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Exquisite wrasseCirrhilabrus exquisitus
Black-finned WrasseCirrhilabrus punctatus
Scott's Fairy-wrasseCirrhilabrus scottorum
Peacock WrasseCirrhilabrus temminckii
- Blackstriped Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus katherinae
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 8 open-data records from 1997 to 1997.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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