Wrasse ID help

[reefndude]

I'm struggling to figure out this wrasse. Wa stold it's from the Solomon Islands. I asked about this earlier. Took a better pic. The sand got stirred up so there are a bunch of particles in the water.

 

[Crabs McJones]

orangeback fairy wrasse

 

[reefndude]

orangeback fairy wrasse

Thanknyou so much!

 

[Slocke]

Hmmm
Has an orangeback, Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis, doesn't usually have an orange head. @i cant think ?

 

[reefndude]

Hmmm
Has an orangeback, Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis, doesn't usually have an orange head. @i cant think ?

Maybe not an orange back?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Hmmm
Has an orangeback, Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis, doesn't usually have an orange head. @i cant think ?

Good point, my other thought was lubbocks wrasse, but the top fin doesn't match

 

[Slocke]

Good point, my other thought was lubbocks wrasse, but the top fin doesn't match

Maybe not an orange back?

I'm not great with fairy wrasse but to me it looks too similar to aurantidorsalis to be something very different. Maybe its a rare morph or a hybrid

 

[reefndude]

I'm not great with fairy wrasse but to me it looks too similar to aurantidorsalis to be something very different. Maybe its a rare morph or a hybrid

I'm not good with fairy wrasses either. I can usually figure it out with a little digging. I have 2 of these guys

 

[Slocke]

I'm not good with fairy wrasses either. I can usually figure it out with a little digging. I have 2 of these guys

@i cant think will know the answer.

 

[reefndude]

@i cant think will know the answer.

Appreciate it

 

[Goaway]

Solorensis had a baby with aurantidorsalis.

It looks like a hybrid.

 

[reefndude]

Solorensis had a baby with aurantidorsalis.

It looks like a hybrid.

 

[nkyreef]

Given the long pelvic fins I think it belongs to the temminckii group. It resembles the C. beauperryi (Beau's Fairy Wrasse) which is from the Coral Sea.

 

[reefndude]

Given the long pelvic fins I think it belongs to the temminckii group. It resembles the C. beauperryi (Beau's Fairy Wrasse) which is from the Coral Sea.

Quick sea4ch, I found 1 picture that looked like it on who's w3bsite

 

[Goaway]

Given the long pelvic fins I think it belongs to the temminckii group. It resembles the C. beauperryi (Beau's Fairy Wrasse) which is from the Coral Sea.

Oh i never heard of those.

Beau's Fairy Wrasse - Male - Melanesia

Cirrhilabrus beauperryiWrasse belonging to this genus are some of the most beautiful of wrasses. Beau’s Fairy Wrasse should be added to aquariums with plenty of caves and resting areas as they do not bury themselves in the sand but instead will create a cocoon from mucus, similar to Parrot Fish...

worldwidecorals.com

The dots on the belly match

 

[Goaway]

It looks like a cross with solorensis and aurantidorsalis.

Nice find!

 

[reefndude]

It looks like a cross with solorensis and aurantidorsalis.

Nice find!

Thanks! Very cool looking wrasse. I'm not knowledgeable enough to figure out what kind. Thanks for the help

 

[Goaway]

Thanks! Very cool looking wrasse. I'm not knowledgeable enough to figure out what kind. Thanks for the help

Me either. But, guessing is fun :)

You got a really pretty wrasse. Those fins are gorgeous.

 

[reefndude]

Quality marine photo

 

[reefndude]

Me either. But, guessing is fun :)

You got a really pretty wrasse. Those fins are gorgeous.

I ordered 2 of them. They are much nicer looking g than what I expected