The Monsoon Fairy Wrasse is the newest species of Cirrhilabrus to be described, and the most recent that we’ve got to see in person.Cirrhilabrus hygroxeruswas discovered byMonsoon Aquaticsin Western Australia, but they brought a small group of this rooky fairy wrasse to MACNA where we were able to get a good look at this new fish.
Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus与indo-pacific的远程位置密切相关的另外两种物种，Cirrhilabrus morrisoni.和Cirrhilabrus humanni. One of the biggest features that distinguishes the Monsoon Fairy Wrasse from all closely related species is the bright white ventral area which is evident in both males and females.
The fish were first collected by Tim Green the skipper and head diver of Monsoon Aquatics. He was in a new area exploring new ground as the company often rolls the dice on each trip and try a new area not dived before. The first time they only found a few of the new wrasses but knew straight away this was a special fish.
The discovery was kept a closely guarded secret for a year while the type specimens were analyzed and officially described. During that time Monsoon Aquatics has been keeping a small group of their own and like many fairy wrasses, it’s a great aquarium fish taking to prepared aquarium foods and doing great.
We have to say we weren’t really impressed with the few images of the Monsoon Fairy Wrasse supplied with the original description. SeeingCirrhilabrus hygroxerusin person revealed some of the special characteristics of its appearance, which is both familiar but also unique.
我们提到珍珠白腹部很难错过，但金头和红色突出的未配对鳍也是显着的。我们认为的一个特征之一，但这很难拍照，是雄性季风仙女争吵的尾部闪闪发光的蓝色，这让我们提醒我们的激烈nuptial display of Naoko’s Fairy Wrassedocumented by Kevin Kohen in his own aquarium.
