Cirrhilabrus solorensis Bleeker, 1853

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The red-eye wrasse (Cirrhilabrus solorensis) is a species of wrasse native to Indonesia and Australia, where found near the Lesser Sundas, Maluka and Darwin. It inhabits coral reefs on coastal and outer reef lagoons at depths of 5 to 35 m (16 to 115 ft). Adult male C. solorensis have a yellowish-dusky or yellow-green snout to crown, blue operculum, purple neck-region, yellow-orange upper body and blue belly. It can reach a total length of 11 cm (4.3 in). Until 2021, it was commonly confused with C. aquamarinus and C. chaliasi, which occur in similar habitats and all have mostly reddish eyes. In C. aquamarinus, which is found near Sulawesi, the adult male has a mostly deep yellow head, a dark blue back and operculum, and much of the body is blue-green. In C. chaliasi, which is found near the Lesser Sundas and Tukangbesi Islands, the adult male has a pinkish-red head, yellow-orange upper body and blue belly. Females of these species are considerably duller and not as easily separated. C.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Cirrhilabrus solorensis Bleeker, 1853

Name authority

Bleeker, 1853

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.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. gigaclassActinopterygii
8. superclassActinopteri
9. classTeleostei
10. familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
11. subfamilyCirrhilabrinae Randall, 1999
12. genusCirrhilabrus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
13. speciesCirrhilabrus solorensis Bleeker, 1853

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cirrhilabrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

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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.

1. Bleeker, P. (1853). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Solor. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift Voor Nederlandsch Indië, v. 5 (no. 1): 67–96. 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:VGQS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.