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Labridae (Wrasses) > Cheilininae
Etymology: Cirrhilabrus: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, labros = furious (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Anthony Nahacky is a collector of tropical marine fish for the aquarium trade. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 35 m (Ref. 89074). Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Western Central Pacific: Fiji Islands and Tonga.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 89074); 3.2 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XI,9; A III,9; pectoral fin rays 15; lateral line scales 17+5; median predorsal scales 5; horizontal rows of scales on cheek 2;
gill rakers 14-15; body depth 3.00-3.45 in SL, width 2.0-2.2 in body depth; head length 2.7-3.1 in SL; snout length 3.85-4.15 in head length; short pelvic fin and not reaching base of anal fin, 4.3-5.2 in SL; rounded caudal fin; large eye with orbit diameter 3.15-3.85 in HL; color in life, males with abdomen pale yellow, body red dorsally fading to yellowish ventrally, the soft portion of dorsal black outer band and red band mid-dorsally, broader posteriorly, yellow band at base, the spinous part black on the first membrane fading to irregular dusky on yellow
toward first soft ray, a thin outer margin violet to pale blue and nape dusky; when preserved pale, males with black submarginal band in dorsal fin and caudal fin translucent (Ref. 89074).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Collected over gentle sloping rubble bottom (Ref. 89074).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Walsh, F. and H. Tanaka, 2012. Cirrhilabrus nahackyi, a new wrasse (Perciformes; Labridae) from the South Pacific. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 18(1):1-8 (Ref. 89074)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01585 (0.00700 - 0.03587), b=2.95 (2.76 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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