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Tropical Reefs

Dotted Fairy Wrasse

Dotted Fairy Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus punctatus - Fiji

Fiji

Initial Phase

Dotted Fairy Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus punctatus - Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Terminal Phase

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Dotted Fairy Wrasse

Scientific Name: Cirrhilabrus punctatus

Family: Labridae

Category: Wrasses

Also known as: Dotted Wrasse, Finespot Wrasse

Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)

Depth: 6-120 ft. (2-37 m)

Distribution: Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, Fiji

Parrotfishes & Wrasses

Wrasses

Dotted Fairy Wrasse

Lubbock's Wrasse

Bluesided Fairy Wrasse

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Juvenile)

Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Bluehead (Initial Phase)

Bluehead (Terminal Phase)

Smalltail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Smalltail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Disappearing Wrasse

Fourstripe Wrasse

Sixstripe Wrasse

Eightstripe Wrasse

Cockerel Wrasse

Chiseltooth Wrasse

Redshoulder Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Hogfish (Initial Phase)

Hogfish (Terminal Phase)

Spanish Hogfish (Initial Phase)

Spanish Hogfish

Spotfin Hogfish

Hawaiian Hogfish

Diana's Hogfish

Axilspot Hogfish

Axilspot Hogfish (Juvenile)

Blackbelt Hogfish

Blackbelt Hogfish (Juvenile)

Blackfin Hogfish

Lyretail Hogfish

Mexican Hogfish (Initial Phase)

Mexican Hogfish (Intermediate Phase)

Mexican Hogfish (Terminal Phase)

Rockmover Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Rockmover Wrasse (Juvenile)

Green Razorfish (Male)

Green Razorfish (Female)

Rosy Razorfish (Male)

Rosy Razorfish (Female)

Pearly Razorfish (Juvenile)

Fivefinger Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Fivefinger Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Juvenile)

Finspot razorfish

Whitepatch Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Whitepatch Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Humphead Wrasse

Tripletail Wrasse

Redbreasted Wrasse

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Yellowhead Wrasse (Juvenile)

Yellowhead Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellowhead Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Puddingwife (Juvenile)

Puddingwife (Initial Phase)

Puddingwife (Terminal Phase)

Goldstripe Wrasse

Checkerboard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Juvenile)

Richmond's Wrasse

Pinstriped Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Pinstriped Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Red-Lined Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Red-Lined Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Nebulous Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Twotone Wrasse (Juvenile)

Zigzag Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellowcheek Wrasse

Pastel Ringwrasse (Juvenile)

Canary Wrasse (Juvenile)

Slippery Dick (Juvenile)

Slippery Dick (Initial Phase)

Slippery Dick (Terminal Phase)

Chameleon Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Chameleon Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Initial Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Terminal Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Juvenile)

Batu coris (Juvenile)

Yellowstripe Coris (Female)

Slingjaw Wrasse

Latent Slingjaw Wrasse

Barred Thicklip

Blackeye Thicklip

Harlequin Tuskfish

Harlequin Tuskfish (juvenile)

Blacksaddle Tuskfish

Anchor Tuskfish

Leopard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Shortnose Wrasse

Whitespotted Wrasse

Yellowtail Wrasse

New Guinea Wrasse (Initial Phase)

New Guinea Wrasse (Juvenile)

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Blackbar Wrasse

Sunset Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Cortez Rainbow Wrasse (Juvenile)

Cortez Rainbow Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Ringtail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Ringtail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Twospot Wrasse (variation)

Cheeklined Wrasse

Cheeklined Wrasse (Red Variation)

External Reference: fishbase.org

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