Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[Aretes]

Wondering what species this one is?

 

[evolved]

Wondering what species this one is?

Halichoeres melanurus; young male

 

[Aretes]

Halichoeres melanurus; young male

Thank you so much!

 

[BigJim]

I don't get stumped too often any more, but I saw these wrasses at the LFS and have no idea what they are. They have a light green background and orange spots. The LFS could only tell me it is an orange spotted wrasse, which means they have no clue. Looks like halichoeres but I have no clue what kind. maybe a female of some type that is not too popular.

 

[evolved]

They have a light green background and orange spots.

Halichoeres timorensis, and those are females right now. Males are very different.

I have a male; photo in this post: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/w...ds-270g-peninsula.256483/page-13#post-3845272

 

[BigJim]

Halichoeres timorensis, and those are females right now. Males are very different.

I have a male; photo in this post: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/w...ds-270g-peninsula.256483/page-13#post-3845272

Thanks!

 

[justinm]

Id? Listed as a lanceolatus

 

[eatbreakfast]

Without seeing the pelvic fins, can't say for sure, but it is most likely C. roseafascia, unless it is around $600-900, in which case it may be lanceolatus. If you can find out where it came from, that may help.

 

[justinm]

I asked them where it came from and all they knew is it’s a supplier in Florida. I couldn’t find any pics of a juvenile lanceolatus. The wife thinks it might be a C. Rubrisquamis?

 

[justinm]

Here is another pic of it!

 

[eatbreakfast]

Was the tail pointed or rounded? In the pic it looks pointed, but if it is rounded it very likely is rubrisquamis.

 

[justinm]

All the pictures it looks pointed, she may be just holding that way. Idk.

 

[Abby]

Can I get a little help with this one? I know male C. rubrisquamis and female C. Solorensis can be confused and I never learned to tell them apart. Leaning towards the male Red Velvet but I’d like to know how to tell for sure. Thanks!

 

[Maritimer]

Not sure I've ever seen a female C. solorensis, but this looks every bit C. rubrisquamis to me... and a nice one, at that! I should think that the female C. solorensis would be rather smaller . . .

~Bruce

 

[eatbreakfast]

That is a male C. rubrisquamis. Female solorensis are confused with male C. cf. cyanopleura, not rubrisquamis.

 

[jason g]

Need I.D. please. Thanks.

 

[Maritimer]

Looks like Cirrhilabrus lubbocki - Lubbock's fairy wrasse - in his display colors. When he's not so excited, the red and blue blotches even out to purple (usually with a few pinkish scales).

~Bruce

 

[4FordFamily]

Shouldn’t be hard with black line on tail but I’m drawing a blank. Was a mis ship.

Edit I just realized how badly my other two wrasse photo-bombed in the second photo! My regal blocked the entire photo the first time around.

I bet you can ID both of those pretty easily, too. Especially the top one. I won’t spoil the fun.

 

[4FordFamily]

Ok my educated guess is CF pylei based on tail and top fins black spot. Face is patterned a bit like a rubrimarginatus genus wrasse. Cirrhilabrus CF Pylei, AKA Sunset Fairy Wrasse

 

[eatbreakfast]

Need I.D. please. Thanks.

Agreed with Bruce, C. lubbocki, Bali variant.

Shouldn’t be hard with black line on tail but I’m drawing a blank. Was a mis ship.

Edit I just realized how badly my other two wrasse photo-bombed in the second photo! My regal blocked the entire photo the first time around.

I bet you can ID both of those pretty easily, too. Especially the top one. I won’t spoil the fun.

You're right C. cf. pylei.