Cirrhilabrus marinda

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Species: Cirrhilabrus marinda

Name

Cirrhilabrus marinda Allen et al., 2015

• Holotype: MZB 22718.
• Paratypes: (29).

Type locality: Ayau Atoll, 0° 20.792’N, 131° 01.495’E, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 30 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named marinda in honour of the Bupati and Vice Bupati of Raja Ampat, Drs. Marcus Wanma and Drs. Inda Arfan, who have ably led the world’s most marine biodiverse regency since 2003. The name is based on a combination of the first part of their respective names (Marcus and Inda, resulting in marinda).

Vernacular names

English: Sailfin Fairy-wrasse

References

• Allen, G. R., Erdmann, M. V. & Dailami, M., 2015: Cirrhilabrus marinda, a new species of wrasse (Pisces: Labridae) from eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 15: 1–15. [1]