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Labridae (Wrasses) > Cirrhilabrinae
Etymology: Cirrhilabrus: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, labros = furious (Ref. 45335); pylei: Named in honor of Richard L. Pyle.
Eponymy: Dr Richard Lawrence Pyle (d: 1967) is an ichthyologist and marine biologist at Bishop Museum, Honolulu, which he joined as an Ichthyology Collections Technician (1986). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Allen & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 55 - 110 m (Ref. 121918). Tropical
Western Pacific: Eastern Indonesia (Sulawesi and Bali to West Papua) and the Malenesian Archipelago including Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is. and Vanuatu.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48636); 6.2 cm SL (female)
Appear to be restricted to very deep water. Shallowest seen is 55 m (Ref. 48636). Found in sloping rubble bottoms (Ref. 41819).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Le Louarn, H. and J.-L. Baglinière, 1996. Caractèristiques biologiques et ècologiques du chevaine (Lèuciscus cephalus) dans quelques rivières de la façade Atlantique Française. Cybium 20(3) suppl.:55-57. (Ref. 31220)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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