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Cirrhilabrus apterygia Connie’s Wrasse, Mutant Wrasse; Rowley Shoals Wrasse

Cirrhilabrus apterygia is commonly referred to as Connie’s Wrasse, Mutant Wrasse; Rowley Shoals Wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien

Cirrhilabrus apterygia, underwater photograph from Rowley Shoals, Western Australia. (A–C) Males and females in loose groups


Courtesy of the author Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien

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lexID:
14230 
AphiaID:
1548323 
Scientific:
Cirrhilabrus apterygia 
German:
Zwerg-Lippfisch, Mutanten-Lippfisch 
English:
Connie’s Wrasse, Mutant Wrasse; Rowley Shoals Wrasse 
Category:
Wrasses 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Cirrhilabrus (Genus) > apterygia (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Allen, ), 1983 
Occurrence:
Australia, Eastern Indian Ocean, Western Australia 
Sea depth:
20 - 60 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.15" (8 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Lobster eggs, Mysis, Worms, Zooplankton 
Tank:
109.99 gal (~ 500L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Data deficient (DD) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-11-09 09:08:12 

Info

Inhabits steep outer reef slopes over rubble with patches of live coral .

Synonym: Conniella apterygia Allen, 1983

Main reference: Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p

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

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

  1. Fishbase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.11.2021.
  2. Novataxa (en). Abgerufen am 07.11.2021.
  3. Redescription of Conniella apterygia Allen and its reassignment in the genus Cirrhilabrus Temminck and Schlegel (Teleostei: Labridae), with comments on cirrhilabrin pelvic morphology (en). Abgerufen am 07.11.2021.
  4. Reefbuilders (en). Abgerufen am 07.11.2021.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 09.11.2021.

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Cirrhilabrus apterygia, underwater photograph from Rowley Shoals, Western Australia. (A–C) Males and females in loose groups
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