Cirrhilabrus jordani | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Cirrhilabrus |
Species: | C. jordani
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Binomial name | |
Cirrhilabrus jordani
Snyder, 1904
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Cirrhilabrus jordani, the flame wrasse, , is a species of wrasse endemic to the Hawaiian Islands where it is found in groups on coral reefs at depths from 5 to 186 m (16 to 610 ft), though mostly above 30 m (98 ft). This species can reach a total length of 10 cm (3.9 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade. [2]
The specific name honours the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan (1851-1931). [3]