Cirrhilabrus finifenmaais the new name of a popular aquarium favorite the rose scale fairy wrasse which, according to type material, has never been formally described! This Indian Ocean species is very common and you may already have this fish in your aquarium but there’s been a lot of confusion regarding fairy wrasses from the western range of the genus.
Much likeCirrihlabrus aquamarinuswhich was known byC. solorensis，数十年来，这种常见的鱼一直在不当身份下伪装。直到审查原始标本，才意识到真实C. rubrisquamiswas known from the Chagos Archipelago and not from the Maldives where many ‘rosey scaled’ fairy wrasses are collected from.
The common name of ‘rosey scale’ is itself also derived from the scientific name of ‘rubrisquamis’ which isn’t too far off for the fish we’ve come to know and love, but is certainly more applicable to the species found in the Chagos Archipelago. The type specimens ofC. rubrisquamisbare a very similar appearance toCirrhilabrus wakandafrom Tanzania但是，这两种物种都是有效的，直到可以从类型区域获得更多样品为止。
In the meantime we can addCirrhilabrus finifenmaato the list of reef coral and fish species which might be confusing to some aquarists but which actually expands our knowledge and understanding of what fish live where, and leaves a little Easter Egg behind regarding the other species ofCirrhilabrus生活在印度洋西部及其周围。[[ZooKeys]
