Female Lineatus Wrasse

[Lazylivin]

Is this a female Lineatus wrasse or something else?

 

[apexifd]

teminickii fairy wrasse

 

[pacislandaqua]

^^ looks like it. Female lineatus are faded with light blue lines along the body.

 

[Lazylivin]

Thanks for your opinions. They were sold to me as Lineatus. I guess time will tell for sure. They are on their 28th day in Hyposalinity (QT). It is only a 30g and both are there with 3 other fish.

 

[nonstopfishies]

Thanks for your opinions. They were sold to me as Lineatus. I guess time will tell for sure. They are on their 28th day in Hyposalinity (QT). It is only a 30g and both are there with 3 other fish.

Well I hope you didn't pay Lineatus prices for them...

 

[snorvich]

teminickii fairy wrasse

Got my vote.

 

[reefjunkie42]

teminickii or puntacus? but i think there is some argument that puntacus is just a variation of teminickii. atleast I remember reading that somewhere

 

[snorvich]

teminickii or puntacus? but i think there is some argument that puntacus is just a variation of teminickii. atleast I remember reading that somewhere

C. punctatus is a separate species. Can be on the mean side.

 

[Lazylivin]

Well I hope you didn't pay Lineatus prices for them...

Fortunately no matter what they are I got good price on them.

 

[reefjunkie42]

i wasnt sure just though i read that somewhere once, oops

 

[Lazylivin]

These two look like it. bummer
http://bluegrassaquatics.com/wrasse-fairy-temmincki-male-md.html
http://bluegrassaquatics.com/wrasse-fairy-blueside-small.html

 

[pacislandaqua]

lineatus are only from the coral sea, and there is really only one collector in AU getting them on a regular basis. they usually retail for 150-200 /ea.