Anthias ID - Randall's or Resplendents?

[jadette]

I ordered a group of 10 female Randall's. Initially, they all looked like female Randall's turning into males. They have that faint yellow stripe run through them that is only visible when they're flaring and their fins are developing a red color. On a few of them, there are hints of blue on their fins.

The more I look at them though, the more they all look like male resplendents. I searched for positive IDs online and am only more confused as it seems like sites often mix up the two.

Thoughts?

 

[Reefing Newbie]

Sorry I can't help with the anthias ID, but I want to ask you, what kind of cardinalfish are in those pictures? I really like the look of them.

 

[jadette]

They're threadfins.

 

[SDguy]

Hmmm, I'm tempted to say that based on the pelvic fins, you are correct. However, one of the pics on FB shows this same coloration for randalli, so I'm not sure. Then again, FB also has a parvirostris pic under the resplendent page, so who knows!

http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=6571

http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=12733

 

[jadette]

Thanks for your input SDGuy!

I found a clear image of a male resplendent from liveaquaria.com:

I noticed that all the pics of male resplendents have a purple lining on their dorsal fins, and not a significant red bar like the anthias I have. Here's a shot that I found online of a Randall's anthias:

There's a noticeable amount of red on the dorsal fin like all of my "super females".

I'm hoping this is the case that I have Randall's instead of resplendents. Not that I don't like resplendents, but I am hoping that I can eventually get a super male Randall out of my harem of 10!