Fish id? Parrotfish?

[johnhenry1]

So I bought this parrotfish sold to me as a quoyi parrotfish. It was labeled quoyi in the wholesalers tank but the more I look at it I think it's a princess parrotfish. Could it maybe be a quoyi parrotfish in its initial phase? It's only 5 inches long. If I look at it closely, it has the quoyi's color, but very faded or dull.

Any thoughts?

 

[SDguy]

Maybe a clearer pic of the facial marking would help... with and without flash maybe?

 

[Dmorty217]

Better lighting would also help

 

[johnhenry1]

I think it's a princess parrotfish

 

[sc50964]

I think it's a quoyi. Princess looks like this

 

[johnhenry1]

Nice princess parrotfish. My parrotfish doesn't have the bright color I see on quoyi parrotfish on divers den. Could that be because mine might be an initial phase?

 

[SDguy]

To me the sort of extended snout doesn't look quoyi to me. The pic in the above post looks like a bowersi.

 

[polleke]

I think it is a quoyi based on the blueing markings around the nose/eyes. But they do like hiding places and rock to graze on. When stressed they get ugly colors...

 

[anbosu]

The fish just looks stressed to me. Hard to tell what it is right now, but once it gets settled in you should have a better idea.