Blueside wrasse

The blueside wrasse (Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is found on reefs in schools swimming 1 to 2 m (3.3 to 6.6 ft) above the bottom. It occurs at depths from 2 to 30 m (6.6 to 98.4 ft), most often between 5 and 20 m (16 and 66 ft). This species can reach a standard length of 15 cm (5.9 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

Blueside wrasse
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Cirrhilabrus
Species:	C. cyanopleura
Binomial name
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1851)
Synonyms
Cheilinoides cyanopleura Bleeker, 1851 Cirrhilabrus heterodon Bleeker, 1871 Cirrhilabrus lyukyuensis Ishikawa, 1904

It feeds on zooplankton. It may be relatively common but declining because of threats: blast fishing, sedimentation, pollution, collection for the aquarium trade and habitat loss of shallow reefs.