Social wrasse
Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis
- Usual depth15–35 m
- Water temperature23–28 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The longfin fairy wrasse also known as the social wrasse, is a species of wrasse from the western Indian Ocean from the Red Sea to South Africa, though questionable claims have been made for its occurrence out to the western Pacific. It inhabits coral reefs at depths of 3 to 43 m. This species can reach a total length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Longfin fairy 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: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 15–35 m · Deepest record: 42.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Social wrasse, Socia fairy wrasse, Social Fairy Wrasse, social wrasse
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Geselliger Zwerglippfisch
Other scientific names: Cirrhilabrus rubiventralis
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).
- 34 open-data records from 1992 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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