rubrisquamis, Cirrhilabrus Randall [J. E.] & Emery [A. R.] 1983:21, Fig. 1 [Journal of Aquariculture & Aquatic Sciences v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 17449] East end of Isla Fouquet, 5°21'03"S, 71°48'57"E, Peros Banhos Atoll, Chagos Archipelago, northern Indian Ocean, depth 41-48 meters. Holotype (unique): ROM 35932. •Valid as Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis Randall & Emery 1983 -- (Winterbottom et al. 1989:53 [ref. 13251], Randall 1995:22 [ref. 21854], Allen 1995:17 [ref. 21855], Allen & Randall 1996:102 [ref. 22684], Allen & Kuiter 1999:136 [ref. 24289], Parenti & Randall 2000:13 [ref. 24943], Randall & Pyle 2001:92 [ref. 25300], Allen 2000:46 [ref. 25747], Allen et al. 2008:131 [ref. 29752], Kuiter 2010:135 [ref. 35285], Allen et al. 2015:3 [ref. 33787], Tea & Gill 2017:83 [ref. 35654], Tea et al. 2018:369 [ref. 36337], Tea et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36819], Tea et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38271], Randall & Victor 2022:189 [ref. 39916], Tea et al. 2022:67 [ref. 39072]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis Randall & Emery 1983. Labridae. Distribution: Central Indian Ocean: Maldives, Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory) and Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.