Can I get an ID on this Wrasse?

[Subnautica]

She's only 1 inch long

 

[blaxsun]

@i cant think could probably tell you for certain.

 

[Lavey29]

Maybe a pintail fairy wrasse

 

[i cant think]

She's only 1 inch long

Any better photos? It’s rather hard to spot the markings on her however she doesn’t appear to be an isosceles. She’s a female Cirrhilabrus species for sure as I don’t believe there are any Female Paracheilinus species that look like this.

 

[Subnautica]

@i cant think
Sorry yeah I just got some more. She's definitely a Fairy of some kind. The LFS guy labeled her as a Redfin Fairy but I don't think so (based on the markings near the eyes).

 

[homer1475]

Looks like a beat up splendid pintail fairy(Cirrhilabrus isosceles) to me. @i cant think is better at ID's then me though.

 

[Subnautica]

Looks like a beat up splendid pintail fairy(Cirrhilabrus isosceles) to me. @i cant think is better at ID's then me though.

She got beat up and was hiding near the wavemaker. Luckily I found her and put her in the breeder box in time. She was lying down sideways and almost guaranteed dead. I was pretty sure I'd lose $40 down the drain but a few hours later she got up and ate food like mad. Truly a ****** survivor.

 

[Subnautica]

Is there a possibility she's a Flasher?

 

[tbrown]

She looks very similar to a female or juvenile Carpenters Flasher Wrasse to me.

 

[i cant think]

@i cant think
Sorry yeah I just got some more. She's definitely a Fairy of some kind. The LFS guy labeled her as a Redfin Fairy but I don't think so (based on the markings near the eyes).

How does she move her dorsal fin?
Is it in an undulating pattern? If so then that’s more so of a sign she’s a Cirrhilabrus species - I still have doubts on her being an Isosceles. The patterning looks wrong (Specificaly the dorsal and anal fin colours along with the tail shape).

 

[tbrown]

How does she move her dorsal fin?
Is it in an undulating pattern? If so then that’s more so of a sign she’s a Cirrhilabrus species - I still have doubts on her being an Isosceles. The patterning looks wrong (Specificaly the dorsal and anal fin colours along with the tail shape).

Maybe a Yellowfin Flasher? Or do you think it's a Fairy of some variety?

 

[i cant think]

Maybe a Yellowfin Flasher? Or do you think it's a Fairy of some variety?

It looks to me more like a female fairy than a flasher, I can’t think of any flasher that looks like that as a female with that tail shape.
Most female flashers other than the rare ones (Bellae, Nursalim ect) have a full tail shape. This wrasse has a crescent shape however that could be due to being beaten up .

 

[i cant think]

This may be really out there however in the first sets of photos posted I can see a full tail that doesn’t look to be a crescent but this may be the way the photo was taken. If the tail is there then chances of this thought is slightly higher. And the colours in the second load of photos seem to match up (OP will be able to tell better - Flashers are darty, Cirrhilabrus are rather slow moving unless in display). @Subnautica, does your specimen look somewhat like the photo below (Not my photo).

 

[Subnautica]

How does she move her dorsal fin?
Is it in an undulating pattern? If so then that’s more so of a sign she’s a Cirrhilabrus species - I still have doubts on her being an Isosceles. The patterning looks wrong (Specificaly the dorsal and anal fin colours along with the tail shape).

I just checked and yes the dorsal fin vibrates when she moves, it's interesting because I never noticed this before

 

[Subnautica]

This may be really out there however in the first sets of photos posted I can see a full tail that doesn’t look to be a crescent but this may be the way the photo was taken. If the tail is there then chances of this thought is slightly higher. And the colours in the second load of photos seem to match up (OP will be able to tell better - Flashers are darty, Cirrhilabrus are rather slow moving unless in display). @Subnautica, does your specimen look somewhat like the photo below (Not my photo).

No, doesn't look like mine, but maybe because mine is still too young.

I'm still keeping her regardless, but it's really fun to find out what she is. She's a mystery haha

 

[Subnautica]

Update: I got some better pics

 

[i cant think]

Update: I got some better pics

Looks to me like she’s either a female Mccoskeri or a female Carpenteri. Looking at the dorsal I would say carpenteri flasher.