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Labridae (Wrasses) > Cheilininae
Etymology: Cirrhilabrus: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, labros = furious (Ref. 45335); wakanda: Name refers to the fictional East African nation of Wakanda (home of the superhero Black Panther), as with the new species, it has remained hidden for a long time; noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; distribuzione batimetrica 50 - 80 m (Ref. 120658). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Tanzania.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 120658); 5.7 cm SL (female)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 11; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 9; Vertebre: 25. This species is distinguished by the following characters: pelvic fins short (not or barely reaching anal-fin origin); caudal fin in males strongly lanceolate; relatively unmarked dorsal and anal fins; both sexes with a series of purple scales (alive and preserved) arranged in a chain-link pattern across dorsal two-thirds of body; both sexes with a pair of prominent facial stripes above and below the orbit (Ref. 120658).
Occurs in deep shelves consisting of small patch reefs dominated by rhodolith and sponge beds (Ref. 120658).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Tea, Y.-K., H.T. Pinheiro, B. Shepherd and L.A. Rocha, 2019. Cirrhilabrus wakanda, a new species of fairy wrasse from mesophotic ecosystems of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa (Teleostei, Labridae). ZooKeys 863:85-96. (Ref. 120658)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).