Cirrhilabrus jordani

Cirrhilabrus jordani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Species:
C. jordani
Binomial name
Cirrhilabrus jordani
Snyder, 1904

Cirrhilabrus jordani, the flame wrasse, , is a species of wrasse endemic to the Hawaiian Islands where it is found in groups on coral reefs at depths from 5 to 186 m (16 to 610 ft), though mostly above 30 m (98 ft). This species can reach a total length of 10 cm (3.9 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Etymology

The specific name honours the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan (1851-1931).[3]

References

  1. ^ Rocha, L. (2010). "Cirrhilabrus jordani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187447A8538083. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187447A8538083.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cirrhilabrus jordani". FishBase. August 2013 version.
  3. ^ J.O. Snyder (1904). "A catalogue of the shore fishes collected by the steamer "Albatross" about the Hawaiian Islands in 1902". Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission. 22 [1902]: 513–538.


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