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evolved · Dec 9, 2018

Firedawg1983 said:
Thank you! That’s a male correct? Looks like it’s from the Bali region.

Yes, male.

Seasidedeb · Dec 9, 2018

Good evening. I just brought home a lovely new juvenile wrasse from my amazing lfs. Going into qt tonight. This is his pic from the lfs tank. He was listed as a melanarus. I have a juvenile melanarus, ID confirmed by this amazing group. He does NOT look like him. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
2nd pic in their tank with different light filter.

evolved · Dec 9, 2018

Seasidedeb said:
Good evening. I just brought home a lovely new juvenile wrasse from my amazing lfs. Going into qt tonight. This is his pic from the lfs tank. He was listed as a melanarus. I have a juvenile melanarus, ID confirmed by this amazing group. He does NOT look like him. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Juvie dusky. Halichoeres marginatus.

Seasidedeb · Dec 9, 2018

Thank you!

Bryce73 · Dec 13, 2018

Rainbow wrasse at LFS.
Any ideas? Thanks

evolved · Dec 13, 2018

Bryce73 said:
Rainbow wrasse at LFS.
Any ideas? Thanks

Halichoeres melanochir

Bryce73 · Dec 13, 2018

Sweet, thanks

TheEngineer · Dec 15, 2018

Any idea what this guy is?

evolved · Dec 15, 2018

TheEngineer said:
Any idea what this guy is?

Xenojulus margaritaceus

TheEngineer · Dec 15, 2018

Thanks!

TheEngineer · Dec 15, 2018

One more, please. I was told Atlantic wrasse...?

Maritimer · Dec 17, 2018

looks like Halichoeres bivittatus, the "slippery dick" wrasse from Florida and the Caribbean.

~Bruce

TheEngineer · Dec 17, 2018

Maritimer said:
looks like Halichoeres bivittatus, the "slippery dick" wrasse from Florida and the Caribbean.

~Bruce

Thanks, Bruce. I was thinking it is halichoeres maculipinna (clown wrasse)

Ds04384 · Dec 17, 2018

Sorry this is not the best picture but this is a McCosker’s right?

evolved · Dec 17, 2018

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Ds04384 said:
Sorry this is not the best picture but this is a McCosker’s right?

Indeed it is!

JAWS 32 · Dec 17, 2018

Hi, I bought this wrasse about 2 years ago , sold as a 'black wrasse'. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed him changing colors. Is he a juvenile Dusky wrasse transitioning? Not sure what order the pics will show, but the gray one was him before he started changing. Thanks!

evolved · Dec 17, 2018

JAWS 32 said:
Hi, I bought this wrasse about 2 years ago , sold as a 'black wrasse'. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed him changing colors. Is he a juvenile Dusky wrasse transitioning? Not sure what order the pics will show, but the gray one was him before he started changing. Thanks!

Yes, that's Halichoeres marginatus.

evolved · Dec 17, 2018

TheEngineer said:
One more, please. I was told Atlantic wrasse...?

Maritimer said:
looks like Halichoeres bivittatus, the "slippery dick" wrasse from Florida and the Caribbean.

~Bruce

TheEngineer said:
Thanks, Bruce. I was thinking it is halichoeres maculipinna (clown wrasse)

Sorry, missed this one. But Bruce is right: Halichoeres bivittatus.

JAWS 32 · Dec 18, 2018

evolved said:
Yes, that's Halichoeres marginatus.

Thx evolved!

Jcarvallo · Dec 24, 2018

Dear all,
Sorry for the poor quality of the pictures, but i really need your help.

Are theses melanomarginatus or scottorum?

I convince my LFS to bring me an exquisitus wrasse, but he received this instead. If i'm going to tell him that this do not work for me i need all the evidence that i can gather.

I really want to maintain the relation with the LFS since is the only one accepting the risk to bring wrasse for my collection.