Wrasse ID

[clasystems]

Picked up a few of these guys that I thought were social wrasses but they have quite a bit of yellow on the faces which i thought should be white in socials and they dont have the long filaments usually in this species. Any help appreciated. I like to keep track of what species I have in the tank

 

[MIKE NY]

Many wrasses, although the same species, the coloration will different depending on where they were collected... Don't know if they are here, but give a PM to either Evolved or Eatbreakfast they re the wrasse guys. They are on many boards....

 

[NYreefNoob]

alot of times it can be difficult to tell species when in juvi stages, and ive had around 30+ species of wrasse's . what did the store say it was or where it was from ?

http://www.reeflex.net/kategorie/29.html

 

[prattreef]

From taxonomy expert Lemontyk:

Can't ID with any confidence without geographic location. But I'd say it's Cirrhilabrus cf rubriventralis from South Africa. It's an Undescribed species most commonly known as kwazulu fairy wrasse

 

[clasystems]

Thanks again prattreef!! I did some digging and found out these did come from an African shipment and it makes sense now after looking at some pics. Do you know at what point in the growth phase do the common rubriventralis pickup the long filaments on the dorsal?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Thanks again prattreef!! I did some digging and found out these did come from an African shipment and it makes sense now after looking at some pics. Do you know at what point in the growth phase do the common rubriventralis pickup the long filaments on the dorsal?

This species does not get the dorsal peenant that rubriventralis and joanallenae do.