Purplelined wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lineatus) fish species and information / pictures of Purplelined wrasse - Cirrhilabrus lineatus

Purplelined wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lineatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cirrhilabrus lineatus

Common Name
Purplelined wrasse

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Trunk is lavender-pink, suffused with yellow dorsally, shading to pale yellow or white ventrally, with longitudinal rows of purple spots and dashes and a solid purple stripe along the back (and belly in males); median fins yellow with blue markings.

Classification

Classified By
Randall & Lubbock, 1982
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Wrasses (Labridae)

Distribution

Region
Western Central Pacific
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands to the Great Barrier Reef.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
20 m
Depth To - meters
55 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 55 m
Trophic Level
3.4 s.e. 0.44 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
12.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (23 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Least Concern (LC)