Genus
Common name: Fairy Wrasses
Scientific name: Cirrhilabrus
Cirrhilabrus is a genus of small, colorful wrasses commonly known as Fairy Wrasses. They are popular in the reefkeeping hobby for their vibrant colors and peaceful nature. These fish are known for their elaborate courtship displays and sexual dimorphism, often with males displaying brighter colors and more pronounced finnage. They thrive in well-established aquariums with plenty of rockwork and hiding spaces. A varied diet of meaty foods and high-quality marine pellets or flakes is essential for their health.
- Common name: Red-fin fairy wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus adornatus
- Common name: Orange-back wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis
- Common name: Girdled wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus balteatus
- Common name: Deepwater wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
- Common name: Beau’s wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus beauperryi
- Common name: Purple-boned wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus blatteus
- Common name: Claire's Fairy WrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus claire
- Common name: Conde's wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus condei
- Common name: Blue-sided Fairy WrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
- Common name: Orange-striped wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus earlei
- Common name: Exquisite wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
- Common name: Whip-fin wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus filamentosus
- Common name: Yellowfin fairy wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis
- Common name: Pulauweh wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus joanallenae
- Common name: Johnson's wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus johnsoni
- Common name: Flame wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus jordani
- Common name: Katherine's wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus katherinae
- Common name: Katoi's Fairy WrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus katoi
- Common name: Laboute's wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus laboutei
- Common name: Long-tailed wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus
- Common name: Purplelined wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus lineatus
- Common name: Lubbock's wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
- Common name: Crescent-tail wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus lunatus
- Common name: Yellowband wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus luteovittatus
- Common name: Marjorie's WrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus marjorie
- Common name: Blackfin fairy-warsseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus
- Common name: Morrison's fairy-wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus morrisoni
- Common name: Naoko's Fairy WrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus naokoae
- Common name: Dotted wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus punctatus
- Common name: Blue-margin fairy-wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus pylei
- Common name: Randall's wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus randalli
- Common name: Rhomboid wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis
- Common name: Pink-banded fairy-warsseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus roseafascia
- Common name: Red-margined wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus
- Common name: Redfin wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis
- Common name: Rosy-scales fairy wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis
- Common name: Social wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis
- Common name: Cirrhilabrus sanguineusScientific name: Cirrhilabrus sanguineus
- Common name: Scott's wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus scottorum
- Common name: Red-eye wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus solorensis
- Common name: Threadfin wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus temminckii
- Common name: Tono's wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus tonozukai
- Common name: Walindi wrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus walindi
- Common name: Walsh's Fairy WrasseScientific name: Cirrhilabrus walshi