Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[JuanGutz]

Macropharyngodon moyeri, male.

Wow! Thank you for the quick reply! How would I tell a female? I’ve googled and not much about the differences in sex.

 

[evolved]

Wow! Thank you for the quick reply! How would I tell a female? I’ve googled and not much about the differences in sex.

The pattern on the body changes a lot; notable differences. Can't find a great picture to show at the moment.

 

[JuanGutz]

The pattern on the body changes a lot; notable differences. Can't find a great picture to show at the moment.

No problem! I’ll see if I can’t find one online and post up.

 

[JuanGutz]

@evolved these are the only two different photos I found :/
Could both be a male just in different stages for all I know.

 

[Sohal]

I bought this fish from the local fish store and I don't know what type of wrasse this is. Can anyone on here can tell me the name of this Wrasse. Thanks in advance.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I bought this fish from the local fish store and I don't know what type of wrasse this is. Can anyone on here can tell me the name of this Wrasse. Thanks in advance.

Halichoeres melanochir.

 

[evolved]

@evolved these are the only two different photos I found :/
Could both be a male just in different stages for all I know.

No, those are still both males.
I can't find a good female photo, nor am I sure I have even seen one. However, moyeri is very closely related to kuiteri, and this is the female/male of that species:

It's very reasonable to expect a very similar difference with moyeri.

 

[Sohal]

Thank You TJ.

 

[evolved]

Sometimes the alerts for this thread don't find their way to my inbox. My apologies if I miss some things. :(

 

[LovesDogs_CatsRokay]

What type of leopard is this?

 

[eatbreakfast]

What type of leopard is this?

Female M. ornatus.

 

[LovesDogs_CatsRokay]

Female M. ornatus.

That’s what I thought but wasn’t positive. Thanks!

 

[Jcarvallo]

Hi, can you help me identify this beauty?

W. Lubbock?

Thanks

 

[eatbreakfast]

Hi, can you help me identify this beauty?

W. Lubbock?

Thanks

C. lubbocki, Bali variant.

 

[evolved]

Hi, can you help me identify this beauty?

W. Lubbock?

Thanks

C. lubbocki, male.

 

[Jcarvallo]

Thanks!!!

They new addition to the tank.

 

[Sierra_Bravo]

@evolved @eatbreakfast

Buddy with a FOWLR added this to his tank without knowing what it was. I'm not much on wrasses, if that's what it is. I would have checked all 188 pages before I asked, but, well. . . :D Closest I could find was Halichoeres cyanocephalus but the tail and eye is different, unless this is part of a phase/gender difference.

Best pic I have from him:

 

[evolved]

@evolved @eatbreakfast

Buddy with a FOWLR added this to his tank without knowing what it was. I'm not much on wrasses, if that's what it is. I would have checked all 188 pages before I asked, but, well. . . :D Closest I could find was Halichoeres cyanocephalus but the tail and eye is different, unless this is part of a phase/gender difference.

Best pic I have from him:

I see a blurry notawrasse.
Sunrise dottyback maybe?

 

[GoldeneyeRet]

@evolved @eatbreakfast

Buddy with a FOWLR added this to his tank without knowing what it was. I'm not much on wrasses, if that's what it is. I would have checked all 188 pages before I asked, but, well. . . :D Closest I could find was Halichoeres cyanocephalus but the tail and eye is different, unless this is part of a phase/gender difference.

Best pic I have from him:

Pseudochromis flavivertex

 

[Sierra_Bravo]

I see a blurry notawrasse.
Sunrise dottyback maybe?

Well, I did say I wasn't much on wrasses. Or fish in general, apparently. :confused:

Thanks for the very quick reply - that looks like what it is.