Cirrhilabrus lineatus Purplelined wrasse

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Cirrhilabrus lineatus, Great Barrier Reef, Neukaledonien. Fotografiert auf der Interzoo im Schaubecken - De Jong Marinflife

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Scientific:: Cirrhilabrus lineatus
German:: Lavendel-Zwerglippfisch
English:: Purplelined Wrasse

Category:: Wrasses
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Cirrhilabrus (Genus) > lineatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Randall & Lubbock, 1982

Occurrence:: Austral Islands, Australia, Cook Islands, Coral sea, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, Pitcairn Islands, Tahiti, the Society Islands
Sea depth:: 49 - 85 Meter
Size:: 15,9 cm
Temperature:: - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Frozen Food (large sort), Lobster eggs, Mysis
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Least concern (LC)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-04-01 22:18:06
Last edit:: 2017-05-19 22:54:23

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Randall & Lubbock, 1982

The purple-lined wrasse, Cirrhilabrus lineatus, is a species of wrasse native to coral reefs of New Caledonia and Australia, where it can be found at depths from 20 to 55 m

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Cheilininae (Subfamily) > Cirrhilabrus (Genus)

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Coral Sea; 12 cm; not common
Three stripes on caudal peduncle; pelvic fins very long

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