Red-finned Fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis
- Usual depth12–30 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
The redfin wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the coral reefs of Indonesia and Philippines. It occurs at depths from 2 to 40 m. This species can reach a total length of 9.1 cm (3.6 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Redfin 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: 4 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 15 records
- May: 21 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12–30 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Photos
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Red-finned Fairy-wrasse, Red-finned Fairy Wrasse, Red-finned Wrasse, Redfin Wrasse
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).
- 43 open-data records from 1978 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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