Cirrhilabrus katherinae Katherine's wrasse

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Scientific:: Cirrhilabrus katherinae
German:: Katherines Zwerglippfisch
English:: Katherine's Wrasse

Category:: Wrasses
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Cirrhilabrus (Genus) > katherinae (Species)
Initial determination:: Randall, 1992

Occurrence:: Guam, Japan, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 10 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 2.76" (7 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 131.99 gal (~ 600L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
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:: 2004-08-27 22:37:46
Last edit:: 2004-08-27 22:37:46

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Cirrhilabrus katherinae Randall, 1992
Katherine's wrasse

Known at depths ranging from 10 to at least 40 m at exposed outer reef areas than in lagoons or harbors. Occurs in aggregations.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Cirrhilabrus (Genus) > Cirrhilabrus katherinae (Species)

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