Rosy-scales fairy-wrasse

The rosy-scales fairy-wrasse, also known as the red velvet fairy wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. It is found at mesophotic reefs at depths between.
Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis can reach a standard length of. It is considered data deficient by the IUCN, and is generally very poorly know, but it is possible that the similar C. wakanda is a junior synonym of C. rubrisquamis. Conversely, C. rubrisquamis was formerly considered to occur in the Maldives and Sri Lanka, but in 2022 this population was described as a new species C. finifenmaa.