Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis Randall & Carpenter, 1980
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The yellowfin fairy-wrasse (Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis) is a species of wrasse native to the western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia to the Philippines and Palau. It inhabits coral reefs, living in groups among the branches of branching coral. It can be found at depths from 6 to 40 m (20 to 131 ft), though rarely deeper than 28 m (92 ft). This species can reach a total length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Yellowfin fairy-wrasse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:21:08.582749+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis Randall & Carpenter, 1980
- Name authority
- Randall & Carpenter, 1980
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Cirrhilabrus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyCirrhilabrinae Randall, 1999
- genusCirrhilabrus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
- speciesCirrhilabrus flavidorsalis Randall & Carpenter, 1980
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cirrhilabrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cirrhilabrus katherinae Randall, 1992 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhilabrus randalli Allen, 1995 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1851) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhilabrus naokoae Randall & Tanaka, 2009 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhilabrus africanus Victor, 2016 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhilabrus marinda Allen, Erdmann & Dailami, 2015 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhilabrus efatensis Walsh, Tea & Tanaka, 2017 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhilabrus shutmani Tea & Gill, 2017 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhilabrus chaliasi Tea, Allen & Dailami, 2021 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhilabrus apterygia (Allen, 1983) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhilabrus adornatus Randall & Kunzmann, 1998 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhilabrus balteatus Randall, 1988 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Randall, J. E., & Carpenter, K. E. (1980). Three new labrid fishes of the genus Cirrhilabrus from the Philippines. Revue Française d’Aquariologie Herpétologie, 7 (1): 17–26. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:VGPL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.