Anthias ID please...

[tjpontz]

I got this little guy over the weekend, relatively sure he was a lyretail. However, examining more pictures of anthias varieties, I'm completely confused now. He has a red stripe up the 'aft' edge of his tail that I don't see in other pictures. Like lipstick or a paint stripe.

So any anthias lovers out there can point me in the right direction for an ID?

 

[tjpontz]

:: bump ::
I hate to bump but - anybody ??

 

[tjpontz]

one more time.....

 

[ScarFish]

Not sure, but I'm thinking a Hawaiian bi-color anthias?

 

[tjpontz]

His body looks like it has a yellow base with a thin purple finish over that, a purple dorsal and the tail is red. Sorry I dont have a better picture.... Closest match is a Yellow Anthias, but the tail is still different.

 

[ScarFish]

Yeah, that diesn't sound like a Yellow Anthias. I just purchased one about a week ago, and it is basically yellow all over, with a hint of red on the body. Try a search for Hawaiian Anthias on the web and see if that isn't what he looks like. Sorry, couldn't be of more help.

 

[tjpontz]

Thanks for trying. I've been all over the web and found some that are close on fishbase.com, saltwaterfish.com, saltcorner.com but no cigars. None.

Hopefully somebody can chime in soon....

 

[ozadars]

Looks like wrasse instead of an anthias to me. Do you have a picture with the fins opened? Might be Paracheilinus sp.

 

[tjpontz]

I will try to get a photo and upload it as soon as I can, however, my camera leaves a lot to be desired....

 

[ozadars]

i cant see his tail very well. Does he has two red parts in the corners?

 

[ozadars]

btw, although i havent seen more than few picture of them, you might want to check Pseudoanthias kashiwae as this looks like it a bit.

 

[myth]

i have 3 of thease its a bartlett

 

[ozadars]

The body coloration looks like bartlett's but the tail looks totally different

 

[ddawson]

It doesn't look like a Lyretail. The Males will have a red dot on the dorsal fins. The females have a pink stripe that runs from the eye to the dorsal fin.

The male in the picture is a little dark but you can see the red spot. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=54

I'd say its a bartlett's too but the tail doesn't look right.

 

[tjpontz]

I agree not a Bartlett's, but I'm no expert. The tail has a larger red blob on the top and bottom tips, and a stripe that's pretty thin up the edge. The body coloration is a light pinkish with yellow undertones - really hard to describe.

He's not eating much - he ate some meaty stuff earlier but is kind of slowing down now. I hope he's going to be okay.... Meanwhile I"ll try to get a better photo of him.

 

[tjpontz]

This photo of a Pseudoanthias kashiwae doesn't match. It has more green in the body and the pec fins are bluish. Either that or it's a different sex.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=93

The fins are a very light pink - almost transparent, except for the dorsal which is a bright purple.

 

[tjpontz]

Here is a better image of his tail
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/41604anthias9.jpg
and one of his fins
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/41604anthias8.jpg

 

[tjpontz]

And finally....
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/41604anthias6.jpg

 

[tjpontz]

Pseudanthias hypselosoma

Pseudanthias hypselosoma

I may have just found it here
http://www.reefimages.com/cgi-reefimages/page.cgi?list=Anthias&slide=11.jpg
Stocky or Siverstreak anthias, Female, Pseudanthias hypselosoma
The colors match and the tail streak is the same.

 

[ddawson]

Glad you found an ID. It's a nice looking fish.