Cirrhilabrus blatteus Purple-boned wrasse

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AphiaID:: 218955

Scientific:: Cirrhilabrus blatteus
German:: Zwerglippfisch
English:: Purple-boned Wrasse

Category:: Wrasses
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Cirrhilabrus (Genus) > blatteus (Species)
Initial determination:: Springer & Randall, 1974

Occurrence:: Sudan, Eritrea, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Israel, Jordan, São Tomé e Principé, Saudi Arabia, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen
Sea depth:: 40 - 50 Meter
Size:: up to 6.3" (16 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Copepods, Invertebrates, Mysis, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
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:: Least concern (LC)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-10-01 13:42:49
Last edit:: 2018-12-30 18:54:03

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Springer & Randall, 1974

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

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