Scientific Name
Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
Common Name
Deepwater wrasse
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 9;
Vertebrae: 25. Color when preserved pale; males with a broad black submarginal band in dorsal and caudal fins (absent from middle of dorsal fin in large individuals). Lateral line interrupted: pored scales 16-17 + 5 + 1 posterior to caudal-fin base. Median predorsal scales 5. Horizontal scale rows on cheek below eye 2. Eyes large, orbit diameter 3.05-1 in HL. Tongue short and rounded, upper surface with small papillae (Ref. 44203).