WoRMS taxon details
Cirrhilabrus wakanda Tea, Pinheiro, Sheperd & Rocha, 2019
1358386 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1358386)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Tea, Y.-K.; Pinheiro, H. T.; Shepherd, B.; Rocha, L. A. (2019). <em>Cirrhilabrus wakanda</em>, a new species of fairy wrasse from mesophotic ecosystems of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa (Teleostei, Labridae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 863: 85-96., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.863.35580 [details] 
Holotype CAS 246395, verbatimGeounit east coast of... , Type locality contained in Zanzibar
Holotype CAS 246395, verbatimGeounit east coast of Zanzib... [details]
type locality contained in Zanzibar [details]
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the fictional East African nation of Wakanda, home of the superhero Black Panther, as is the...
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the fictional East African nation of Wakanda, home of the superhero Black Panther, as is the case for the new species, which has remained hidden from the world for a long time. To be treated as a noun in apposition. The common name refers to the fictional metal vibranium, a rare substance found on Wakanda that is woven into Black Panther’s suit. The purple chain-link scale pattern of the new species is reminiscent of this detail. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Cirrhilabrus wakanda Tea, Pinheiro, Sheperd & Rocha, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1358386 on 2024-05-04
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original description
Tea, Y.-K.; Pinheiro, H. T.; Shepherd, B.; Rocha, L. A. (2019). <em>Cirrhilabrus wakanda</em>, a new species of fairy wrasse from mesophotic ecosystems of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa (Teleostei, Labridae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 863: 85-96., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.863.35580 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype CAS 246395, verbatimGeounit east coast of Zanzib... [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the fictional East African nation of Wakanda, home of the superhero Black Panther, as is the case for the new species, which has remained hidden from the world for a long time. To be treated as a noun in apposition. The common name refers to the fictional metal vibranium, a rare substance found on Wakanda that is woven into Black Panther’s suit. The purple chain-link scale pattern of the new species is reminiscent of this detail. [details]Holotype CAS 246395 (field code: HTP 900), 70.3 mm SL male, GenBank MN010585, east coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa (GPS coordinates: 6°10'30"S; 39°32'28"E), 75 m, collected by H.T. Pinheiro, B. Shepherd, and L.A. Rocha, 14 December 2018; Figure [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Vibranium fairy wrasse | [details] |
