HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesPurplelined wrasse Purplelined wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lineatus) Scientific name: Cirrhilabrus lineatus Randall & Lubbock, 1982 The Purplelined wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lineatus) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands to the Great Barrier Reef. BiologyDorsal 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.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameCirrhilabrus lineatusFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length12.0Depth range20–55 m (66–180 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 55 mClimateTropicalDistributionWestern Central Pacific: New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands to the Great Barrier Reef.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceHigh, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More wrassesDotted wrasseCirrhilabrus punctatusLaboute's wrasseCirrhilabrus labouteiLubbock's wrasseCirrhilabrus lubbockiRedfin wrasseCirrhilabrus rubripinnisGoldstripe wrasseHalichoeres zeylonicusBlue tuskfishChoerodon cyanodusSee all wrasses SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026