Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis, Rhomboid wrasse

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Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis Randall, 1988

Rhomboid wrasse
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Cirrhilabrinae
Etymology: Cirrhilabrus: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, labros = furious (Ref. 45335).
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 40 - 100 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710); common length : 6.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37816)

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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits steep outer reef slopes near sand and rubble bottoms. Feeds on zooplankton in the water column. Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.

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Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 04 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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