Leopard wrasse?

[Eddie7144]

Happy Sunday everyone.
Picked up this guy yesterday , I've kept leopard wrasse before but I'm unfamiliar with this one. The LFS said it was a green leopard wrasse, never heard that one before, can anyone help me out with an ID ?

 

[CasperOe]

@i cant think can help you with this! Have a browse through The Wrasse Lover's Thread as well.

The one you have your hands on here is absolutely gorgeous!

 

[sc50964]

Male Ornate Leopard Wrasse

Macropharyngodon ornatus

 

[vetteguy53081]

Agree on ornate and a beauty

 

[Eddie7144]

Thanks for the replys guys ! Couldn't pass up that beauty.

 

[i cant think]

Happy Sunday everyone.
Picked up this guy yesterday , I've kept leopard wrasse before but I'm unfamiliar with this one. The LFS said it was a green leopard wrasse, never heard that one before, can anyone help me out with an ID ?

I believe this is a transitioning Macropharyngodon ornatus.

 

[SaltyT]

You have a male Macropharyngodon meleagris. The give away is the yellow ear spot. Male M. meleagris develop this yellow spot M. ornatus does not. Your young male has a lot of red coloration right now which is why it looks like an ornatus, but as he matures he'll develop more green.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Happy Sunday everyone.
Picked up this guy yesterday , I've kept leopard wrasse before but I'm unfamiliar with this one. The LFS said it was a green leopard wrasse, never heard that one before, can anyone help me out with an ID ?

Male meleagris leopard wrasse, you can tell it's a meleagris by the black and while scale behind its head, and it definitely has a strong male coloration, good luck with him!

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

I believe this is a transitioning Macropharyngodon ornatus.

I think it's a meleagris, the black and white/yellow scale behind its head is a characteristic of macrophargyndon meleagris and only macrophargyndon meleagris

 

[Eddie7144]

You have a male Macropharyngodon meleagris. The give away is the yellow ear spot. Male M. meleagris develop this yellow spot M. ornatus does not. Your young male has a lot of red coloration right now which is why it looks like an ornatus, but as he matures he'll develop more green.

Is that why the store owner told me it was a green leopard wrasse ? I did notice a hint of green under the store lights

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Is that why the store owner told me it was a green leopard wrasse ? I did notice a hint of green under the store lights

Yep! Male meleagris wrasse have a green/blue coloration and red and black markings, under white light the red and green are more prominent