Fairy wrasse ID

[albano]

This was at LFS today, they had it labeled as 'Crescent tail' fairy wrasse, but I'm not convinced... It is slightly different from my present Crescent tail wr., which has black on dorsal and tail...and no top red stripe that this has...

 

[jaa1456]

Where's a pic?

 

[albano]

Try again....

 

[eatbreakfast]

Juvie Pintail wrasse.

 

[albano]

Juvie Pintail wrasse.

that would be nice!

 

[eatbreakfast]

I saw one at a store in ct today so they must be coming in a little bit right now.

 

[albano]

I saw one at a store in ct today so they must be coming in a little bit right now.

what were they asking $?

 

[eatbreakfast]

$200 @ Greenwich aquaria

 

[Tactics]

cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus

 

[jaa1456]

I concur looks like a lanceolatus as well. I heard they can be very nasty

 

[evolved]

Juvie Pintail wrasse.

Not necessarily; we need to see the entire tail. Is in fact a crescent shape or rather a lancet shape?

There is a C. lunatus variant which does get this exact pattern on the body. At this point, that's what I think you're looking at here.

Tanaka's photo; and that stripe can reach all the way to the head:

I concur looks like a lanceolatus as well. I heard they can be very nasty

C. lanceolatus has an attitude, yes; but C. cf. lanceolatus no.

 

[nanoreefer1000]

Either way it's rare and pretty lol

 

[evolved]

Either way it's rare and pretty lol

One is considerably more rare and much more of a stunner once mature...

 

[albano]

I'll try to get another pic, but the tail is not crescent like my crescent tail wrasse but it's not pointed (yet?) either...I might run up to Greenwich tomorrow to see what their's looks like

 

[Tactics]

albano, I randomly walked into GA on Sunday and saw the fish. Confirmed with Jason that it's cf. lanceolatus. Pretty little fish.

 

[albano]

albano, I randomly walked into GA on Sunday and saw the fish. Confirmed with Jason that it's cf. lanceolatus. Pretty little fish.

Damn...I was gonna go yesterday , but a friend said they were closed on Sundays ... BTW, how do you randomly walk into fish stores ?

 

[Tactics]

Damn...I was gonna go yesterday , but a friend said they were closed on Sundays ... BTW, how do you randomly walk into fish stores ?

I saw my friend's car outside as I was driving by and pulled in. One thing led to another and here we are talking about cf. lanceolatus.

 

[nanoreefer1000]

One is considerably more rare and much more of a stunner once mature...

True.
If it's one you don't want, I may know a guy, who lives in my house, and is typing these words in right now lol

 

[albano]

I saw my friend's car outside as I was driving by and pulled in. One thing led to another and here we are talking about cf. lanceolatus.

Ohhhh, ok... Well, If you see a yellow Prowler near HOF this weekend, then come and say hi to me!

 

[albano]

If it's one you don't want, I may know a guy, who lives in my house, and is typing these words in right now lol

Yeah, but then how do I get back the $15 I paid for it ?