Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[evolved]

Pic 1 will need to see the dorsal and anal fins. Either Paracheilinus filamentosus(my bet), P. cyaneus, or P. angulatus.

Halichoeres melanurus.

Cirrhilabrus temminckii.

I am almost certain it's angulatus; note the yellow on the caudal.

That sucks. My local guy said give him a few months and he will shape up. Time will tell.

That's as good as that varient gets I'm afriad.

 

[ksfulk]

This has been bothering me for a while now. Whats the correct scientific name for this wrasse? C. rubeus or C. rubriventalis? I see both all the time, and its making me develop a nervous tick. Or are they just two extremely similar species and I just dont have an eye for the differences?

 

[evolved]

The scientific name changed; rubeus is the new name.

 

[eatbreakfast]

This has been bothering me for a while now. Whats the correct scientific name for this wrasse? C. rubeus or C. rubriventalis? I see both all the time, and its making me develop a nervous tick. Or are they just two extremely similar species and I just dont have an eye for the differences?

That fish is now C. rubeus. It is a close relative of C. rubriventralis and had been identified as C. rubriventralis. However, the type specimen for rubriventralis is from the Red Seaand the Red Sea specimens and North Indian Ocean species are now distinct, so the Red Sea species keeps the name rubriventralis and the North Indian Ocean one is rubeus.

 

[Demonic]

Is this a male melanarus ?

 

[evolved]

Is this a male melanarus ?

Yes it is

 

[eatbreakfast]

Is this a male melanarus ?

Yes.

Evolved beat me by a nose.

 

[evolved]

Yes.

Evolved beat me by a nose.

After 6 weeks of drowning in work, I'm back to provide competition.

 

[eatbreakfast]

After 6 weeks of drowning in work, I'm back to provide competition.

I've been lulled into a state of complacency. I'll have to brush off the rust.

 

[Demonic]

It looks so much like a vroliks though.

 

[Demonic]

 

[eatbreakfast]

It looks so much like a vroliks though.

The vrolik's wrasse(H. chrysotaenia) and H. melanurus are sister species. They look very similar, but there are visible differences.

 

[eatbreakfast]

This is a melanurus and not a chrysotaenia.

 

[Demonic]

Ok, thanks for the help. Hopefully he gets along with my female melanarus

 

[evolved]

It looks so much like a vroliks though.

The only real difference is in the tail pattern.
We promise you have melanurus.

 

[Demonic]

Good to hear, trying to see if they will pair up

 

[evolved]

Good to hear, trying to see if they will pair up

They might, but the bigger problem is keeping them that way.
IME, it's more likely to result in the female's transition, in time.

 

[JAWS 32]

Is this a juvenile radiant wrasse? Thx!

 

[eatbreakfast]

Is this a juvenile radiant wrasse? Thx!

Yes.

 

[JAWS 32]

Thx eatbreakfast!