In addition, they like to jump, so be sure to cover the tank with a tight-fitting canopy. The Labout’s fairy wrasses’ scientific name is Cirrhilabrus laboutei, and they form part of the order ...

squampinnis, Paracheilinus octotaenia, Chromis pelloura, Decapterus macarellus, and Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis probably with high abundance of plankton at 12 m depth than 6 m. The number of species ...

The ocean’s wonders never cease to amaze us, and as the years go on, more and more fish are being discovered. We have found a staggering 100+ fish with names starting with just the letter “L”! We aim ...

As well, as part of the seven species of fish found, one of the inaugural kinds to be named in the local Dhivehi language is the rose-veiled fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa). Finifenmaa ...

In 2022, new species of plants and animals were discovered, all of which were already extant but had stayed very well hidden. According to our best estimates, we only know about 10 per cent of ...

The fish, Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa, was named by Ahmed Najeeb, a biologist from the Maldives Marine Research Institute, after the local word for ‘rose’. Subtle physical differences and DNA analyses ...

Humanity now has another batch of (very) distant cousins — including a few who live nearby. Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences described 146 new species to science in 2022. The ...

It is also the first-ever fish described by a Maldivian scientist. This new species, Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa, is one of the first to have its scientific name derived from the local Dhivehi language.

Known by the scientific name Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa, the colorful fish was found at depths ranging from 131 to 229 feet (40 to 70 meters) beneath the ocean’s surface off the Maldives.

Known by the scientific name Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa, the colorful fish was found at depths ranging from 131 to 229 feet (40 to 70 meters) beneath the ocean’s surface off the Maldives.

In March though, an analysis found that this particular swimmer, Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa, is, in fact, its own separate species. Also known as rose-veiled fairy wrasse, these fish vary in their ...