Biology:Cirrhilabrus wakanda
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Cirrhilabrus |
| Species: | C. wakanda
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhilabrus wakanda Tea, Pinheiro, Shepherd & L. A. Rocha, 2019
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Cirrhilabrus wakanda, the vibranium fairy wrasse,[1][2] is a species of fairy wrasse from mesophotic reefs at depths of 50–100 m (160–330 ft) in the western Indian Ocean off Tanzania and Mozambique.[3][4] It was first collected off the coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania by scientists from the California Academy of Sciences.[5] Its separation from the very similar C. rubrisquamis of the Chagos Islands needs confirmation.[4]
Etymology
The species is named after the fictional sovereign state Wakanda from Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[6][7]
Description
Based on a small number of measured specimens, C. wakanda is up to about 7 cm (2.8 in) in standard length.[3] The body is moderately elongated and compressed. Males have yellow heads, with purple and blue bodies. Females and juveniles are very similar. Both sexes have a pair of prominent facial stripes above and below the orbit; and both sexes have notable purple scales and elements that persist and stain purple.[3] A purple chain-link scale pattern is present, resembling the suit worn by the fictional superhero, Black Panther.[8]
Species comparison
In comparison with other closely related species in the genus, the mitochondrial DNA of Cirrhilabrus wakanda differs from C. rubrisquamis by 0.6%, from C. blatteus by 1.9%, and from C. sanguineus by 1.5%. Small genetic differences between closely related fairy wrasses are not unusual.[3] A later review found that the "C. rubrisquamis" used for comparison were from the population found to be a separate species, C. finifenmaa, in 2022. Consequently, a detailed, direct comparison with true C. rubrisquamis is lacking, but their appearance is very similar and it is possible that C. wakanda is a junior synonym of C. rubrisquamis.[4]
References
- ↑ Weiss, Josh (2019-07-12). "New species of 'vibranium' wrasse fish named for Marvel's Black Panther" (in en). https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/black-panther-wakanda-fish.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Cirrhilabrus wakanda" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Tea, Yi-Kai; Pinheiro, Hudson T.; Shepherd, Bart; Rocha, Luiz A. (2019-07-11). "Cirrhilabrus wakanda, a new species of fairy wrasse from mesophotic ecosystems of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa (Teleostei, Labridae)". ZooKeys (863): 85–96. doi:10.3897/zookeys.863.35580. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 31341393. PMC 6639353. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/35580/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tea, Y.-K.; Najeeb, A.; Rowlett, J.; Rocha, L.A. (2022). "Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa (Teleostei, Labridae), a new species of fairy wrasse from the Maldives, with comments on the taxonomic identity of C. rubrisquamis and C. wakanda". ZooKeys (1088): 65–80. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1088.78139.
- ↑ SCIMEX (11 July 2019). "A fish called Wakanda" (in en). https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/a-fish-called-wakanda.
- ↑ "A fish called Wakanda a new species of fairy wrasse" (in en-AU). https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/07/12/a-fish-called-wakanda-a-new-species-of-fairy-wrasse.html.
- ↑ "Rare colourful 'vibranium' fish found off coast of Tanzania named Wakanda" (in en). 2019-07-13. https://face2faceafrica.com/article/rare-colourful-vibranium-fish-found-off-coast-of-tanzania-named-wakanda.
- ↑ Rocha, Luiz A.; Shepherd, Bart; Pinheiro, Hudson T.; Tea, Yi-Kai (2019-11-07). "Cirrhilabrus wakanda, a new species of fairy wrasse from mesophotic ecosystems of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa (Teleostei, Labridae)" (in en). ZooKeys (863): 85–96. doi:10.3897/zookeys.863.35580. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 31341393. PMC 6639353. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/35580/.
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