{"product_id":"ruby-longfin-fairy-wrasse","title":"Ruby Longfin Fairy Wrasse","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRuby Longfin Fairy Wrasse: The Social Jumper\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eRuby Longfin Fairy Wrasse\u003c\/strong\u003e (Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis), often called the \u003cstrong\u003eLongfin Fairy Wrasse\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSocial Wrasse\u003c\/strong\u003e, or \u003cstrong\u003eBlue and Red Fairy Wrasse\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a strikingly colored and relatively small species highly sought after by reef enthusiasts. This fish belongs to the rubriventralis group of Fairy Wrasses, which are characterized by their dramatically long pelvic fins and pennant-like extensions on the dorsal fin of terminal phase males.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMales typically exhibit a brilliant red or orange dorsal region contrasting sharply with a white or pale belly. 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