Top 10 or 15 wrasses?

[4FordFamily]

Alright guys, again I always see people rank their top 2 or 3 wrasses, I'm curious to see what species make it on almost all top ten lists!

Let's rank them based on appearance, rather than practicality, etc.

Here's mine
1) lineatus supermale (1)
2) blue striped tamarin
3) male kuiters leopard wrasse
4) earmuff wrasse
5) red coris female (not juvenile) (I have 1)
6) male potters wrasse (have 1 female)
7) Scotts fairy (1)
8) male blue star leopard (1)
9) female blue star leopard (1)
10) labouts fairy (1)
11) ornate leopard wrasse male or female (1)
12) melanarus or Vroliks wrasse (2)
13) radiant wrasse (1)
14) Hawaiian cleaner
15) banana wrasse (1)

What about you guys? There's SO many wrasse, many of them probably slipped my mind. I see new species every week on here that are probably top 15 worthy.

Pics welcome!

 

[declanisadog]

Femininus, Lineatus, Labouti, redtail tamarin female, kuiter, potters, naoko, mystery, twistii, choati...in no particular order.

 

[Aquaph8]

Top 10, don't think I could ever put them in order. I left out the ones we don't see in the hobby at all.




Macropharyngodon kuiteri
Cirrhilabrus earlei
Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus
Paracheilinus attenuatus
Paracheilinus octotaenia
Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus
Macropharyngodon Geoffroy
Anampses feminus
Macropharyngodon choati
Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis

 

[4FordFamily]

Dangit guys! Some of us don't know all of our scientific names! I can only identify half of those fish!

 

[FoD]

Top 10, don't think I could ever put them in order. I left out the ones we don't see in the hobby at all.




Macropharyngodon kuiteri
Cirrhilabrus earlei
Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus
Paracheilinus attenuatus
Paracheilinus octotaenia
Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus
Macropharyngodon Geoffroy
Anampses feminus
Macropharyngodon choati
Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis

90% Agreed. I'd substitute the cyanoguttatus for a P. bellae. C. lineatus is hard to not have in the top 10...change it to top 11!

 

[heathd.hd]

My labout's is my favorite personality but I enjoy looking at my mystery most.

 

[Aquaph8]

90% Agreed. I'd substitute the cyanoguttatus for a P. bellae. C. lineatus is hard to not have in the top 10...change it to top 11!

I love cyanoguttatus, wish They would show up more in the trade. I also love P. Bellae ( can't believe I left it out. ) I like lineatus a lot, probably there if I did 15

 

[eatbreakfast]

Dangit guys! Some of us don't know all of our scientific names! I can only identify half of those fish!

Time to learn those scientific names, less confusion that way.

My list in no particular order, it fluctuates regularly.

Halichoeres rubricephalus
H. iridis
H. timorensis
H. richmondi
Anampses lennardi
A. chrysocephalus
Macropharyngodon geoffreyi
Paracheilinus attenuatus
Cirrhilabrus squirei
C. cf. lanceolatus.

And if they ever get to the States, H. chlorocephalus and C. blatteus.

 

[Aquaph8]

Dangit guys! Some of us don't know all of our scientific names! I can only identify half of those fish!

We are teaching you

 

[Aquaph8]

Time to learn those scientific names, less confusion that way.

My list in no particular order, it fluctuates regularly.

Halichoeres rubricephalus
H. iridis
H. timorensis
H. richmondi
Anampses lennardi
A. chrysocephalus
Macropharyngodon geoffreyi
Paracheilinus attenuatus
Cirrhilabrus squirei
C. cf. lanceolatus.

And if they ever get to the States, H. chlorocephalus and C. blatteus.

Love it, can't believe I left H. iridis off my list, love that fish. Can't wait to see some blatteus one day!

 

[evolved]

I'm not sure I can even pick just 10, and there's no way I can "rank" them.

Time to learn those scientific names, less confusion that way.

Absolutely! I'll say it again: I hate common names.

 

[4FordFamily]

They're more recognizable!

 

[evolved]

And completely regional... Not universal... Nor exclusive...

 

[evolved]

Some distant dreams here. A huge challange to limit to 10.

A. femininus
C. claire
C. blatteus
C. johnsoni
C. katoi
C. lanceolatus
C. sanguineus
H. discolor
M. vivienae
P. hemitaeniatus

 

[4FordFamily]

And completely regional... Not universal... Nor exclusive...

Not all of them!

 

[eatbreakfast]

Not all of them!

But none of the scientific names are regional.

 

[4FordFamily]

But none of the scientific names are regional.

You guys are killing me!

You're requiring me to A) study scientific names further (a task I am too lazy to do at the moment - with full time grad school by night, full time stay at home by dad by weekend and AM, and part-time work)
or B) google all of those species to know what your ranking is!

I know maybe 1/2 of the scientific names of the more "common" wrasse, tangs, and angels. How many do you think most users know? Especially noobies?

 

[diablomaster9045]

My top 15:

1. Rhomboid
2. Lineautise
3. Macropharyngodon geoffroy
   
4. Blue Stripe Tameran
   
5. Larabicus quadrilineatus
6. Cirrhilabrus luteovittatus
7. Macropharyngodon choati
   
8. Macropharyngodon meleagris
9. Macropharyngodon negrosensis
10. Macropharyngodon bipartitus
11. Macropharyngodon ornatus
12. Tahitian Goldflake Wrasse
13. Flame wrasse
14. Halichoeres ornatissumus
15. Lubbiks Fairy Wrasse

 

[Triggreef]

Ford I can't believe the meleagris male didn't make your list?!?! Especially since I know you have one. I have yet to see any fish come close to the electric blue that looks like under good leds... I couldn't make a list common names or not, too many great wrasses out there. But for the sake of trying in no particular order:

M. Meleagris
Potters leopard
liniatus
rhomboid
exquisite
scotts
bipartitus
timor
radiant
xmas (any of those 3 that are fairly close)
orange back
vroliks
Kuiters
pink margin
velvet
Not a fan of choati's I kind of feel like everyone likes the challenge of keeping one alive because it doesn't really do much for me.

And I have it to look it up when you guys use the scientific names lol

 

[4FordFamily]

Ford I can't believe the meleagris male didn't make your list?!?! Especially since I know you have one. I have yet to see any fish come close to the electric blue that looks like under good leds... I couldn't make a list common names or not, too many great wrasses out there. But for the sake of trying in no particular order:

M. Meleagris
Potters leopard
liniatus
rhomboid
exquisite
scotts
bipartitus
timor
radiant
xmas (any of those 3 that are fairly close)
orange back
vroliks
Kuiters
pink margin
velvet
Not a fan of choati's I kind of feel like everyone likes the challenge of keeping one alive because it doesn't really do much for me.

And I have it to look it up when you guys use the scientific names lol

My male is a bipartus (blue star). Nice list!