Scientific Name
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Common Name
Exquisite wrasse
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8-9;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 9. Large oval black spot on caudal peduncle just above lateral line (Ref. 4392). A closely related undescribed species occurs in west and central Pacific; differs in color, greatest between nuptial males (Ref. 48636).