Can some one ID this fish?

[nwkermit]

he is about 5inches. Got it from a friend. Would like to know if he is reef safe and fish safe? Thank in advance

 

[4FordFamily]

Looks like a "slippery dick" wrasse, halichoeres bivittatus.

Yes, that's its real common name.

There is a lot of variance in this species appearance between juvenile, female, male, and even vast individual differences.

 

[AcroNem]

That's hilarious, you learn something new every day haha.

 

[Thle009]

Lunar wrasse?

 

[Humblefish]

Looks like a "slippery dick" wrasse, halichoeres bivittatus.

Yes, that's its real common name.

There is a lot of variance in this species appearance between juvenile, female, male, and even vast individual differences.

+1 Used to catch these in Florida all the time; you'll see them near jetties or around bridge pylons. They can be found aplenty under the Destin Bridge.

 

[Nick Marchese]

Lunar wrasse?

Nah lunar are more green

 

[eatbreakfast]

Looks like a "slippery dick" wrasse, halichoeres bivittatus.

Yes, that's its real common name.

There is a lot of variance in this species appearance between juvenile, female, male, and even vast individual differences.

This is it. They are a "larger" Halichoeres species, so cuc is almost certainly on the menu, they can knock over small rocks and corals, they can also be a bit pushy to most other reef tankmates. However, they are also very hardy and not picky eaters at all.

 

[4FordFamily]

This is it. They are a "larger" Halichoeres species, so cuc is almost certainly on the menu, they can knock over small rocks and corals, they can also be a bit pushy to most other reef tankmates. However, they are also very hardy and not picky eaters at all.

I've long wondered about the classification of this fish it looks so much more like a thalassoma species, although I know the scientific name is halichoeres

 

[nwkermit]

Thanks. I just google it and I think I might have to give him up. They get to 14"

 

[eatbreakfast]

I've long wondered about the classification of this fish it looks so much more like a thalassoma species, although I know the scientific name is halichoeres

Halichoeres and Coris are 'catch-alls', it's sort of if a wrasse doesn't cleanly go in another genus. There has been partial genetic work (about 40%)done on the genus to divide it up. Kuiter utilizes some of it in his Labrid and Fish Atlas books, but not everyone agrees with his speculative placements. So until further work is done we are stuck with Halichoeres as it currently stands.

 

[4FordFamily]

Halichoeres and Coris are 'catch-alls', it's sort of if a wrasse doesn't cleanly go in another genus. There has been partial genetic work (about 40%)done on the genus to divide it up. Kuiter utilizes some of it in his Labrid and Fish Atlas books, but not everyone agrees with his speculative placements. So until further work is done we are stuck with Halichoeres as it currently stands.

Yeah I figured such, based on some of the scientific names for wrasse that do not seem to fit, like this one, I figured someone else gave that some thought as well.