A LFS is selling a Maori Wrasse

[Spork3245]

According to their weekly "new livestock" list at least. These are also known as "Humphead Wrasses" which, AFAIK, are endangered... and also grow to be something like 6.5 feet long and weigh around 450lbs as an adult.
I just... I just HAD to share this :headwalls:

 

[eatbreakfast]

Did they leave the scientific name. There is a whole Genus of maori wrasses. Some grow huge, some can comfortably be kept in aquaria.

 

[Spork3245]

Did they leave the scientific name. There is a whole Genus of maori wrasses. Some grow huge, some can comfortably be kept in aquaria.

They had it listed as Cheilinus undulatus but they just responded to my FB comment and said it was mislabeled, thank god :lolspin:
It was supposed to be listed as a twinspot maori (Oxycheilinus bimaculatus) :wildone:

 

[kaiboshi]

Yeah, there's just a BIT of a size difference between O. bimaculatus and C. undulatus lol
Maori wrasses = Cheilinus and Oxycheilinus genus. Most of them are on the large side (for most home aquariums anyway) but there are some that stay smaller (O. bimaculatus and C. oxycephalus, both awesome fish).