Cirrhilabrus punctatus

Labridae
Finespot Wrasse, Black-finned Wrasse, Dotted Wrasse, Fine-spotted Fairy-wrasse, Small-spotted Wrasse
  • Cirrhilabrus punctatus, Female, NSW, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Cirrhilabrus punctatus, Female, NSW, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Cirrhilabrus punctatus, QLD, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Cirrhilabrus punctatus, QLD, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Cirrhilabrus punctatus, Female, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Cirrhilabrus punctatus, Female, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Cirrhilabrus punctatus, Juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Cirrhilabrus punctatus, Juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Cirrhilabrus punctatus, Juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Cirrhilabrus punctatus, Juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Cirrhilabrus punctatus, Male, Naigani Is, Fiji, Photo: Andrew Green
    Cirrhilabrus punctatus, Male, Naigani Is, Fiji, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Cirrhilabrus punctatus, Male, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Cirrhilabrus punctatus, Male, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Dark upper body, often covered with light blue flecks, white belly, pectoral fin base with black mark; males with long trailing filaments on pelvic fins. Juveniles red-brown with a white tip on snout and usually a dark spot on tail base, variable and similar to other Cirrhilabrus juveniles so best distinguished by nearby adults.
Information
  • Max Size: 13 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 16.2-30.4°C
  • Depth: 2-78 m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 15.9
    Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
Rarity
  • Threats: Exploitation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Common (24% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Many (35 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields
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