Wrasse id?

[Aquarianna7891]

I picked this guy up at my LFS as a "tri-colored fairy wrasse" I know he's not a c. solorensis, but the closest pic I've found that looks like him is the c. aurantidorsalis at the marine center: http://www.themarinecenter.com/cirrhilabrusaurantidorsalis.htm. He's about 2.5".

Any ideas would be appreciated!

Thanks

Anna

 

[Aquarianna7891]

another pic-

 

[hillbilly]

Scott's Velvet Wrasse from Cook Islands? Just a wild guess. Great
looking fish!

 

[Aquarianna7891]

Thanks! I'm not sure if thats what it is- its missing the green that I've seen in so many pictures of that specific kind.

 

[sedgro]

Looks like a color morph of C. lubbocki (Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse) to me. Try http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/fishes/wrasses/cirrhilabrus/index.htm

sedgro

 

[mountainbiker619]

looking through Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their family from Rudie H. Kuiter, closesst I could find is the Lubbock Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lubbocki)

 

[Aquarianna7891]

Yeah, I suppose he does look like a lubbock's, not of a color I've ever seen before though. Thanks- and if anyone has any input or experience with them, let me know!

Anna

 

[Anonymous]

That Kuiter book is probably the best printed refernce I've seen - having said that there are a lot of wierd fairy wrasses showing up lately. I had a C. solorensis that was a female - took me forever to get a positive ID.

 

[Aquarianna7891]

Hmmm, sounds like a new book for the library- what's the title?

 

[Anonymous]

Aq- couldn't find the exact book on amazon. Here is another vendor I found that has it - you can probably find it at amazon or powell's online if you search a bit.

http://www.oceans.com.au/oefish.html