Can anyone ID this wrasse?

[bdturtle21]

I got this wrasse from a LFS a few months back and haven't been able to find an ID. The guy at the LFS didn't know - it came w/ a shipment from one of his suppliers (in Indonesia) but wasn't identified (and he didn't order it specifically).

Its a docile wrasse, currently ~4 inches, sleeps in the sand, and acts and looks like a Halichoeres - but for the life of me I can't find it in any of my fish ID books, the other LFS in the area don't know it, I haven't been able to find another pic online.

So, I'm hoping someone here will know what she (?) is.

We can try and get some better pics - she's a hard one to photograph!

Thanks!

 

[DaReefTank]

Looks like a choats wrasse idk though


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[Scotch_c]

Looks cool under that blue light


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[HidingReefer]

Sorry, can't help you with the ID, is it eating?

 

[bdturtle21]

One of our LFS mentioned Choat's wrasse, but ours has two black dots, one on the dorsal fin and one down more near the anal fin.

She (or he, I guess) seems less orange than the Choat's wrasses too.

Based on the price I've seen for a Choat's wrasse, I can't imagine this is one - we paid $20 for her!

She does eat - like a pig (her name is actually "Turbo Pig")...

Thanks for the thoughts!!

 

[pfan151]

Don’t know what it is but it definitely isn’t a Choati. Can you take a pic under white lights so the true color can be seen?

 

[Jonvo324]

Can anyone ID this wrasse?

Could it be the Timor orange dashed wrasse (Halichoeres timorensis)? Based on the dashes on your wrasse that's what it reminded me of.

 

[bdturtle21]

Could it be the Timor orange dashed wrasse (Halichoeres timorensis)? Based on the dashes on your wrasse that's what it reminded me of.

Yes!! That's her!! Thank you!!! :spin1:

 

[Jonvo324]

Glad I could help! It's a beautiful fish


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[Softhammer]

Wow, that's awesome!

 

[pfan151]

Nice looking wrasse. Surprised they aren’t seen more often.

 

[AGdent07]

Thats a cool little wrasse