
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Bluesided Fairy Wrasse Complex
As recorded: Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1851)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- February 11, 1979
- Locality
- Ko Miang
- Island
- Ko Miang
- Depth
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 324 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16
Wangiwangi Island, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Wakatobi, Kepulauan Wakatobi (Laut), ID-SG, ID
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura. BPBM 22778. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36007721. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/22778.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36007721 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
