That fish is now C. rubeus. It is a close relative of C. rubriventralis and had been identified as C. rubriventralis. However, the type specimen for rubriventralis is from the Red Seaand the Red Sea specimens and North Indian Ocean species are now distinct, so the Red Sea species keeps the name rubriventralis and the North Indian Ocean one is rubeus.This has been bothering me for a while now. Whats the correct scientific name for this wrasse? C. rubeus or C. rubriventalis? I see both all the time, and its making me develop a nervous tick. Or are they just two extremely similar species and I just dont have an eye for the differences?
Yes it is :)Is this a male melanarus ?
After 6 weeks of drowning in work, I'm back to provide competition. :D :P
I've been lulled into a state of complacency. I'll have to brush off the rust.
The vrolik's wrasse(H. chrysotaenia) and H. melanurus are sister species. They look very similar, but there are visible differences.
This is a melanurus and not a chrysotaenia.
The only real difference is in the tail pattern.
They might, but the bigger problem is keeping them that way.
Yes.Is this a juvenile radiant wrasse? Thx!
