Cirrhilabrus pylei Allen & Randall, 1996
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
Cirrhilabrus pylei, commonly called the blue-margin fairy-wrasse or Pyle's wrasse, is a species of fairy wrasse. It can be found in depths of 55 to 82 m (180–269 ft) in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu; reports from the Philippines is due to confusion with C. briangreenei. C. pylei can be kept in aquariums and is known for its peaceful temperament. The fish has also been known to jump from tanks.
Wikipedia contributors, Cirrhilabrus pylei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:21:16.615994+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cirrhilabrus pylei Allen & Randall, 1996
- Name authority
- Allen & Randall, 1996
- 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 pylei Allen & Randall, 1996
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.
- Allen, G. R., & Randall, J. R. (1996). Three new species of wrasses (Labridae: Cirrhilabrus) from Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Rev. Fr. Aquariol., 23. 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:VGQD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.