TAXONOMY
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-likes)
Family: Labridae (Wrasses)
Genus/species: Cirrhilabrus solorensis
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: Highly variable. The eye is bright red. Males usually have a dark band along the end of the gill covering. Change color and sex with growth. Females are able to change sex into an often brilliantly colored terminal male phase. Max. size: 11 cm (4.3 inches).
DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: Found in the Western Central Pacific and Indonesia. in coastal to outer reef lagoons on rubble and coral habitats.
DIET IN THE WILD: Zooplankton.
REMARKS: The cornea of the eye of fairy wrasses is divided into two segments, essentially forming a double pupil. It is thought that the center pupil is a close-up lens that lets the fish have a magnified view of their small prey.
Philippine Coral Reef PR04
References:
flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/3380013623/in/set-72157608208133134/
WordPress shortlink http://wp.me/p1DZ4b-1ef
fishbase www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60815
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