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Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura in life
In life — Bluesided Fairy Wrasse Complex, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Wayne and Pam Osborn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wayne and Pam Osborn
BPBM 19462Ichthyology

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

Bluesided Fairy Wrasse Complex

As recorded: Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1851)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
February 5, 1975
Locality
Ambon; NW shore of Ambon Bay; Poka; at canoe crossing
Island
Ambon
Depth
2 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
25 Bishop specimens of Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura · collected 1968–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 5, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 14 other specimens.

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Epinephelus quoyanus

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Gymnothorax chilospilus

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Lutjanus ehrenbergii

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Paracentropogon longispinis

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Pomadasys argyreus

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Salarias guttatus

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Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 324 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Wangiwangi Island, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Wakatobi, Kepulauan Wakatobi (Laut), ID-SG, ID

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura observed 2026-10-12

2026-10-12

Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura. BPBM 19462. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36009962. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19462.

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