Biology:Vibranium fairy wrasse
| Vibranium fairy wrasse | |
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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 & Rocha, 2019
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The Vibranium fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus wakanda)[1][2] is a species of fairy wrasse from the Western Indian Ocean. The species shares a combination of characters including short pelvic fins, and unmarked anal and dorsal fins.[3] It was first collected off the coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania at depths of more than 60 meters by scientists from the California Academy of Sciences.[4] It inhabits coral reefs.
Etymology
The species is named after the fictional sovereign state, Wakanda from Marvel Comics[5] and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Description
The fish is six centimeters long.[6] 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.[7]
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 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/.
- ↑ 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/.
Wikidata ☰ Q65591197 entry
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