Looking for New Wrasses to add. Need help on IDs for background

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I’m in search for another wrasse to add in my tank. Could you help me identify the fish on the pictures below so I can research it before buying?Thank you.

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First pic is Xmas wrasse....second is pink face wrasse....very agressive or can be...the black with yellow tail is called tamarin wrasse.. Can be very difficult to get eating..
 

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I’m in search for another wrasse to add in my tank. Could you help me identify the fish on the pictures below so I can research it before buying?Thank you.

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Rest are fairy wrasses, we need some experts to chime in....
 

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First pic is Xmas wrasse....second is pink face wrasse....very agressive or can be...the black with yellow tail is called tamarin wrasse.. Can be very difficult to get eating..


Unfortunately the first one is identified incorrectly. That species in the pictures isn't a Halichoeres melanurus or Xmas wrasse as some call them. That species is a Leopard Wrasse known as the Ornate leopard or Macropharyngodon ornatus .
To the best educated guess below are the names of most of the ones in your picture that you are inquiring about. I'm sure @eatbreakfast, @evolved are more educated than I in identifying the above wrasses.

Going from Top to bottom and left to right.. here is what most of them are.
Left Side
1) Ornate leopard Wrasse
2) ??
3) Flame Fairy Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus Jordani
4) ??
5) ??
6) Crescent Tail Fairy Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus Lunatu
7) Red Margin Fairy Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus Ribrimarginatus
8) Ruby Finned Fairy Wrasse ??? I could be wrong
Right Side
1) ??
2) Yellowtail Tamarin Wrasse - Anampses Meleagrides
3) Choati Wrasse - Macropharyngodon Choati
4) Katherine's Fairy Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus Katherinae (my best guess)
5) Anampses Melanurus
6)??
7)Half Banded Flasher Wrasse - Paracheilinus Hemitaeniatus
 
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Left side.
1. Agree C. ornatissimus
3. I don't think is C. jordani but C. roseafascia which is closely related.
5. Is a flasher wrasse, I believe P. angulatus
6. Agree C. lunatus
7. Agree C. rubrimarginatus
8. I think is a regional variant of C. lubbocki

Right side

1. agree Thalassoma genus...very aggressive and not suitable for reef tank or with any other wrasses
2. Anampses meleagrides
 

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