Lubbock's Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
- Usual depth15–34 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Lubbock's wrasse is a species of wrasse native to coral reefs of the Philippines and the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, though it also has been claimed to be present in Malaysia, Japan, and Palau. It can be found at depths from 4 to 45 m, though rarely deeper than 30 m (98 ft). This species can reach a total length of 8 cm (3.1 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lubbock's wrasse”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 19 records
- February: 14 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 24 records
- May: 33 records
- June: 18 records
- July: 35 records
- August: 12 records
- September: 16 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 20 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 15–34 m · Deepest record: 34 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Photos
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Lubbock's Wrasse, Orangeback Wrasse
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Labre à dos jaune
- Simplified Chinese
- 盧氏絲鰭鸚鯛
Similar species
Blue-scaled Fairy WrasseCirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Exquisite wrasseCirrhilabrus exquisitus
Black-finned WrasseCirrhilabrus punctatus
Scott's Fairy-wrasseCirrhilabrus scottorum
Peacock WrasseCirrhilabrus temminckii
Latigo Fairy WrasseCirrhilabrus briangreenei
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).
- 86 open-data records from 1978 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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