Purplelined wrasse

The Purplelined wrasse lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 20 - 55 m environment.

Purple-boned wrasse / Purplelined wrasse / Pyle's wrasse / Redfin wrasse / Rhomboid wrasse / Scott's wrasse / Whip-fin wrasse / Yellowband wrasse / Yellowfin fairy wrasse / Cirrhilabrus adornatus / Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis / Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus / Cirrhilabrus claire / Cirrhilabrus condei / Cirrhilabrus joanallenae / Cirrhilabrus More

The purplelined wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lineatus) is an absolutely gorgeous fairy wrasse that, in most cases, makes for an outstanding reef aquarium inhabitant. This reef-associated Indo-Pacific fish can be shy—especially larger individuals or ones added to anything less than a peaceful community tank. More

Common names

Lavender fairy-wrasse in English
Lavender wrasse in English
Purplelined wrasse in English
紅絲絲隆頭魚 in Mandarin Chinese
紅絲絲隆頭魚 in Unknown
红丝丝隆头鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
红丝丝隆头鱼 in Unknown

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Labridae
Genus : Cirrhilabrus
Species : Cirrhilabrus lineatus
Authority : Randall and Lubbock, 1982