Joan's fairy-warsse

📖 Overview

A group of 10-15 individuals were sighted and observed on rubble bottom at the base of a moderate slope. Observed twice during late afternoon where males were chasing females and engaging in courtship displays in which dorsal and pelvic fins were fully erect . Often exported from Bali in the aquarium trade. Appears to be undescribed, closely related to C. rubriventralis from the Red Sea .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 25. Color in life red or red-brown, white on ventral parts; females with 5 white stripes or horizontal rows of white spots on head and sides; males with black pelvic fins and blue caudal fin. Lateral line interrupted, dorsoanterior series of pores scales 14-15; straight peduncular part 6-8, not including a larger pored scale on the base of caudal fin. Median predorsal scales 5. A single scale row on cheek. First 2 dorsal spines in males elevated, forming an elongate pennant-like structure, its length, 0.7-0.8 in head. Caudal fin rounded in juveniles, females and small males; rhomboid in mature males. Pelvic fins of males long and club-shaped, 0.7 in HL .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Joan's fairy-warsse is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

Distinct pairing during breeding .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 12 - 40 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Andaman Is.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

🦠 Common Diseases

The following diseases are known to affect Joan's fairy-warsse.

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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