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Monsoon Fairy-wrasse
Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus
The monsoon fairy-wrasse (Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus) is a species of fish in the wrasse family, originating from the eastern Timor Sea. It matures at a length between 5 and 6 cm (2.0 and 2.4 in). They can be found at a depth of around 20 metres (66 ft). It is described from 19 type specimens. The species complex consists of five other Indo-Pacific species: Cirrhilabrus joanallenae (western Sumatra), Cirrhilabrus humanni (western Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia), Cirrhilabrus morrisoni (Hibernia Reef,...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 615603.