Peacock Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus temminckii
- Usual depth4–29 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and May
- How commonOccasional
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 33 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 45 records
- April: 28 records
- May: 31 records
- June: 24 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 31 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–29 m · Deepest record: 35 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Photos
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Names and classification
- English
- Peacock Wrasse, Threadfin Wrasse
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Itohikibera, イトヒキベラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 丁氏絲隆頭魚, 丁氏絲鰭鸚鯛, 柳冷仔, 紅娘仔
Other scientific names: Cirrhilabrus temmincki, Cirrhilabrus temminki, Cirrhillabrus temminckii
Similar species
Blue-scaled Fairy WrasseCirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Exquisite wrasseCirrhilabrus exquisitus
Black-finned WrasseCirrhilabrus punctatus
Scott's Fairy-wrasseCirrhilabrus scottorum
Latigo Fairy WrasseCirrhilabrus briangreenei
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 205 open-data records from 1929 to 2018.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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