Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[NYAquatic]

In order to further this fascinating discussion, I'll throw my $0.02
I sold the wrasse.
It came in as Katherines, and I sold it as such.
I do not believe it's a Temmincki.
All the temmincki I've seen coming out of Philipines have a distinct green line from front to back.
Kind of like this

It's not a text book Katherine (if one could find a textbook that had Katherines), but to me, that's still the best guess.
I've handled under 10 of these, so not a ton of experience.
But the ones I've seen vary greatly in coloring.
Kind of like Scott's fairies.

Anyway, just thought I'd stir the pot so to speak.

 

[eatbreakfast]

There are quite a few temminckii variants.

This article does a good job of identifying them. Though it is my strong belier that the Cebu temminckii and the Ryukyu katherineae are the same fish.
https://reefbuilders.com/2015/09/29/32-fairy-wrasses-temminckii-group/

 

[evolved]

The whole temminckii complex is a confusing mess.

I'm of the opinion katherinae isn't a "real" thing either, but I've seen both sides of the fence labeled as such; cf. temminckii and balteatus.

 

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[evolved]

Cirrhilabrus cf. lunatus; (Philippine variant).

 

[evolved]

And the latter one is Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus (soon to be described as C. isosceles).

It's worth noting both of those species are close cousins (cf. lunatus and cf. lanceolatus).

 

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Any of those special.

 

[evolved]

Are you actually looking for IDs on all of these or did you intend to place these photos in the "wrasse lovers" thread? (I'll move them if so)

 

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I bought out a tank and need Id as I don't know wrasses

 

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If I'm annoying I could stop

 

[evolved]

I bought out a tank and need Id as I don't know wrasses

Ah, very well then.

If I'm annoying I could stop

No worries; I just was not sure.

 

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Alright, let's go over them:

I'm hoping this is the same fish, but also C. cf. lanceolatus.

C. cf. lanceolatus in the foreground. C. jordani behind it (directly over the dorsal in the background).

C. rhomboidalis

Halichoeres melanurus

C. laboutei at the center right of the photo

jordani and rhomboidalis again. At the lower right is a Macropharyngodon bipartitus. Towards the top of the photo, below the jordani, and in the background, is a C. lubbocki (Cebu variant) - the one with the blue stripe near its back.

Paracheilinus mccoskeri front and center, probably Macropharyngodon ornatus at the bottom of the photo (else it's a male bipartitus; I can't quite be sure with the motion blur).