Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
PERCIFORMES |
LABRIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis |
| Species Authority: |
Randall & Carpenter, 1980 |
Common Name(s):
| English |
– |
Yellow-fin fairy wrasse |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2010 |
| Date Assessed: |
2009-03-25 |
| Assessor(s): |
Cheung, W.W.L., Liu, M., Craig, M. & Rocha, L. |
| Reviewer(s): |
Sadovy, Y. & Carpenter, K.E. |
Justification:
This species is found in Indonesia, Phillippines and Palau. There are no major threats to this species. It is listed as Least Concern.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is found in the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau. |
| Countries: |
Native: Australia; Indonesia; Malaysia; Palau; Philippines |
| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – western central
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
There is no population information available for this species.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
This species inhabits rubble areas and finely branching corals on protected coral and rubble slopes, with a depth range of 6-40 m (Myers 1999). It occurs in schools or in small groups.
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| Systems: |
Marine |
Use and Trade
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| Use and Trade: |
This species is occasionally collected for the aquarium trade, but there are no statistics on collection. It is sold in aquarium stores in the US for US $20-25.
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| Major Threat(s): |
There are no major threats known for this species, although it is occasionally collected for the aquarium trade.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range.
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ISSN 2307-8235
