Leopard wrasse?

Eddie7144 · Oct 1, 2023

Happy Sunday everyone.
Picked up this guy yesterday , I've kept leopard wrasse before but I'm unfamiliar with this one. The LFS said it was a green leopard wrasse, never heard that one before, can anyone help me out with an ID ?

CasperOe · Oct 1, 2023

@i cant think can help you with this!

Have a browse through The Wrasse Lover's Thread as well.

The one you have your hands on here is absolutely gorgeous!

sc50964 · Oct 1, 2023

Male Ornate Leopard Wrasse

Macropharyngodon ornatus

vetteguy53081 · Oct 1, 2023

Agree on ornate and a beauty

Eddie7144 · Oct 1, 2023

Thanks for the replys guys ! Couldn't pass up that beauty.

i cant think · Oct 1, 2023

Eddie7144 said:
Happy Sunday everyone.
Picked up this guy yesterday , I've kept leopard wrasse before but I'm unfamiliar with this one. The LFS said it was a green leopard wrasse, never heard that one before, can anyone help me out with an ID ?

I believe this is a transitioning Macropharyngodon ornatus.

SaltyT · Oct 2, 2023

You have a male Macropharyngodon meleagris. The give away is the yellow ear spot. Male M. meleagris develop this yellow spot M. ornatus does not. Your young male has a lot of red coloration right now which is why it looks like an ornatus, but as he matures he'll develop more green.

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 2, 2023

Eddie7144 said:
Happy Sunday everyone.
Picked up this guy yesterday , I've kept leopard wrasse before but I'm unfamiliar with this one. The LFS said it was a green leopard wrasse, never heard that one before, can anyone help me out with an ID ?

Male meleagris leopard wrasse, you can tell it's a meleagris by the black and while scale behind its head, and it definitely has a strong male coloration, good luck with him!

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 2, 2023

i cant think said:
I believe this is a transitioning Macropharyngodon ornatus.

I think it's a meleagris, the black and white/yellow scale behind its head is a characteristic of macrophargyndon meleagris and only macrophargyndon meleagris

Eddie7144 · Oct 5, 2023

SaltyT said:
You have a male Macropharyngodon meleagris. The give away is the yellow ear spot. Male M. meleagris develop this yellow spot M. ornatus does not. Your young male has a lot of red coloration right now which is why it looks like an ornatus, but as he matures he'll develop more green.

Is that why the store owner told me it was a green leopard wrasse ? I did notice a hint of green under the store lights