Nice male Kenya fairy wrasse, Cirrhilabrus sp. 3 makes aquarium premier at Greenwich Aquaria

By on Nov 08, 2011

cirrhilabrus sp. 3

Kenya Fairy Wrasse - photo by Tasia Freccia

The Kenya fairy wrasse, Cirrhilabrus sp.3 is yet another never before seen species of exotic reef fish to get widely documented at Greenwich Aquaria before anywhere else in the country. Somewhat resembling Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis, the Kenya fairy wrasse also sports some of the yellow and white ventral coloration that is also seen in Cirrhilabrus naokoae.

Jason Edward of Greenwich Aquaria found the Kenya fairy wrasse in a shipment of fish from Kenya, and he passed along some pictures of what this young male looks like now – can you imagine how vivid this guy could become if he flashes like the Naoko’s fairy wrasse in Kevin’s video? Holy moley, good thing that Jason’s going to be holding onto his Kenya fairy wrasse, at least for a little while.

cirrhilabrus sp. 3

Kenya Fairy Wrasse - photo by Tasia Freccia

cirrhilabrus sp. 3

Kenya Fairy Wrasse - photo by Tasia Freccia

 

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Willy-Ba/72603752 Willy Ba

    whoa my LFS just got a buncha these in and i didnt know what they were… should go back and pick one up!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Joe-Russo/100000386685203 Joe Russo

    these are the same as the Kwazuluu Wrasse floating around, they are usually smaller females mixed in with the Paracheilinus but they are not really too rare. seem to be seasonal from what i’ve seen.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/????/100000182943008 ????

    Thanks for your sharing the photos and info. I kept several males and females some 5 years ago and I sent all the specimens to Dr. Gerald Allen for his study; soon I was disapointed to hear that it was not new to science, but a variant of rubriventralis. 

    The males of the “species” will exhibit a ‘gold tail’ while they are exciting, and I once called it the “Godtail Fairy Wrasse”.  The form from Kenya rarely is seen in market at present.

  • http://twitter.com/clownfishman Hubert CLOWNFISHMAN

    all the way in taiwan? 

  • http://twitter.com/clownfishman Hubert CLOWNFISHMAN

    all the way in taiwan? 

  • http://twitter.com/clownfishman Hubert CLOWNFISHMAN

    all the way in taiwan? 

  • http://www.facebook.com/LemonTeaYiKai Lemon Tea Yi Kai

    yes yes!

    these are the “kwazulu” fairy wrasses and mostly females get shipped in together with P. mccoskeri from africa.

    i’ve never seen a male this big before. always see them as small females.