Latigo Fairy Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus briangreenei
- Usual depth82–112 m
- Water temperature28–28 °C
- Best monthsApril and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Reeffish, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Cirrhilabrus briangreenei, the Latigo fairy wrasse, is a species of wrasse that lives at mesophotic reef and rubble patches at depths of 40–110 m (130–360 ft) in the Philippines. It was known for several years in the marine aquarium trade before its scientific species description in 2020. Based on a small number of measured specimens, it is up to about 6.5 cm (2.6 in) in standard length. In an aquarium setting, it will feed on amphipods, brine shrimps, copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia, fish larvae, invertebrates, lobster eggs and zooplankton.
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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: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 82–112 m · Deepest record: 111.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–28 °C
Photos
(c) Lemon Tea Yi Kai, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Latigo Fairy Wrasse
Similar species
Blue-scaled Fairy WrasseCirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Exquisite wrasseCirrhilabrus exquisitus
Black-finned WrasseCirrhilabrus punctatus
Scott's Fairy-wrasseCirrhilabrus scottorum
Peacock WrasseCirrhilabrus temminckii
Lubbock's WrasseCirrhilabrus lubbocki
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).
- 4 open-data records from 2013 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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