Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[eatbreakfast]

Someone locally recently told me this wrasse (splendid pintail) is very aggressive as a super male? Is that the case. it seems to ignore everything at the moment. Has no interest in any of my other fish at the moment. My chromis even chased him away the other day.

Perhaps to other species in the lunatus complex, but otherwise pretty peaceful.

 

[Corfff]

Need help with and ID on this wrasse! The wrasse being sold as a Filimented fairy wrasse, but I want a confirmation on what I'm getting before I pick it up. I think it looks similar to a carpenters flasher wrasse, but I am not a wrasse expert. Any input would be helpful! Also any tips on keeping these guys if I do decide to buy would be appreciated! Thanks!

 

[eatbreakfast]

Need help with and ID on this wrasse! The wrasse being sold as a Filimented fairy wrasse, but I want a confirmation on what I'm getting before I pick it up. I think it looks similar to a carpenters flasher wrasse, but I am not a wrasse expert. Any input would be helpful! Also any tips on keeping these guys if I do decide to buy would be appreciated! Thanks!

That's a carpenter flasher wrasse. They are prolific jumpers, so a covered top is essential. Beyond that, they are a peaceful, colorful, active reef safe fish.

 

[4FordFamily]

Someone locally recently told me this wrasse (splendid pintail) is very aggressive as a super male? Is that the case. it seems to ignore everything at the moment. Has no interest in any of my other fish at the moment. My chromis even chased him away the other day.

My pintail was quite docile

 

[Fishf00d]

My pintail was quite docile

Yea this fish seems very peaceful. The only aggression I see is because it doesnt like the sharkenose goby trying to clean him.

 

[coraal]

Any idea what this wrasse is ?

Thanks in advance!

 

[eatbreakfast]

Any idea what this wrasse is ?

Thanks in advance!

It's a type of razor wrasse, Novaculops halsteadi. It is a sand burying wrasse that appreciates open sand space. It will eat shrimps, snails, and crabs. It will also knock over corals and small rocks in it's hunt for food.

 

[FISHYLove]

Name that Wrasse!

 

[eatbreakfast]

Name that Wrasse!

Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis.

 

[Yakashka]

 

[eatbreakfast]

Cirrhilabrus cf. pylei. Currently an undescribed species from Cebu.

 

[seth&angelle]

Cirrhilabrus Pylei or Pylei Fairy Wrasse

 

[eatbreakfast]

Cirrhilabrus Pylei or Pylei Fairy Wrasse

It's a different species than the true C. pylei, and is supposed to be getting a formal description by Luiz Rocha at some point.

 

[Maritimer]

Crazy stuff ...

Saw that Novaculops identified earlier today (completely unfamiliar to me before that moment), and lo-and-behold, one of the LFS' posted the same species on their Facebook this afternoon!

~Bruce, loving the serendipity of this place . . .

 

[eatbreakfast]

Crazy stuff ...

Saw that Novaculops identified earlier today (completely unfamiliar to me before that moment), and lo-and-behold, one of the LFS' posted the same species on their Facebook this afternoon!

~Bruce, loving the serendipity of this place . . .

Then it should have been at the shop on Friday. The only direct flight to JFK(which serves as the hub for the tri state area) and the Philippines arrives on Friday morning.

 

[MIKE NY]

It's a different species than the true C. pylei, and is supposed to be getting a formal description by Luiz Rocha at some point.

here's my Cebu Pylei...really colored for me ..the flash helps too...LOL

 

[saltyhog]

here's my Cebu Pylei...really colored for me ..the flash helps too...LOL

Gorgeous fish Mike!

 

[sfmacguy]

Any info on novaculops harstadi :

 

[eatbreakfast]

Any info on novaculops harstadi :

They are a sand burying wrasse. Will eat inverts and flip over small rocks and coral.

 

[sfmacguy]

Obviously I didn't pay attention to the posts a few up. Sorry guys