Cirrhilabrus lineatus
Lavender Wrasse
©Lyle Vail: A juvenile Cirrhilabrus lineatus at about 22 metres at Cod Hole near Lizard Island. Thanks to Yi-Kai Tea @lemontyk and others on iNaturalist for the id.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Labridae
Genus
Cirrhilabrus
Species
Cirrhilabrus lineatus
Distinguishing features
Yi-Kai Tea notes in iNaturalist (May 2021): The yellow eye and series of broken lavender stripes behind the head is characteristic for this species. Cirrhilabrus punctatus at this life stage lacks stripes, and has a white spot on its snout. C. scottorum can be eliminated - it has very fine blue-green striae dorsally, and the body is maroon with a blue slate. C. laboutei cannot be mistaken for any species even in the juvenile phase.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Comments
by Anne Hoggett
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
