rubriventralis, Cirrhilabrus Springer [V. G.] & Randall [J. E.] 1974:52, Figs. 4-5 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 23 (no. 1); ref. 18] Off Heinz Steinitz Marine Biological Laboratory, Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 11.5 meters. Holotype: USNM 212007. Paratypes: BPBM 16851-52 (1, 1); HUJ 5914 (2); SMF 12785 (1); USNM 212008-11 (1, 3, 11, 1). Type catalog: Golani 2006:30 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis Springer & Randall 1974 -- (Dor 1984:200 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:53 [ref. 25356] as rubiventralis, Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:xii [ref. 21953], Randall 1995:23 [ref. 21854], Allen 1995:17 [ref. 21855], Allen & Randall 1996:102 [ref. 22684], Allen 1999:121 [ref. 23871], Randall 1995:274 [ref. 22896], Allen & Kuiter 1999:136 [ref. 24289], Parenti & Randall 2000:13 [ref. 24943], Allen 2000:46 [ref. 25747], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S114 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:342 [ref. 28072], Allen et al. 2008:131 [ref. 29752], Randall & Tanaka 2009:36 [ref. 30040], Kuiter 2010:143 [ref. 35285], Allen et al. 2015:3 [ref. 33787], Allen & Hammer 2016:50 [ref. 34681], Victor 2016:44 [ref. 34858], Golani & Fricke 2018:124 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:88 [ref. 36871], Tea et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38271], Randall & Victor 2022:190 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis Springer & Randall 1974. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen), Gulf of Oman. IUCN (2010): Least concern. Habitat: marine.