Fish ID?

[TimothyJ]

Is anyone able to ID this fish for me?

 

[Betta132]

A wrasse of some kind, definitely. Where'd you get him? Any clue where he was caught?

 

[Moort82]

I've only seen an adult but the belly colouration looks like what I'd imagine a juvi Halichoeres nebulosus to look like.

 

[SoloChromis]

Pearly Wrasse (Halichoeres margaritaceus)

 

[TimothyJ]

Thank you all for the input. This specimen was purchased from LiveAquaria's Divers Den. So I have a photo and name of what it is "supposed to be." I wanted to see if anyone could ID it because I believe it is something else. It was my opinion prior to posting this that it was a Pearly Wrasse (Halichoeres margaritaceus) as SoloChromis stated.

Here is what it was ordered as:



Is it your opinions this is not the case? If so, I will contact them accordingly. I didn't want to approach them without additional input. Thanks!

 

[joetbs]

Definitely Coris schroederi or batuensis depending on which ocean it was caught in.

 

[TimothyJ]

Definitely Coris schroederi or batuensis depending on which ocean it was caught in.

You win the prize! That is exactly it.

 

[albano]

You win the prize! That is exactly it.

Then where did their WYSIWYG pic from? ... Did they also have a coris for sale on DD that day?

 

[TimothyJ]

Then where did their WYSIWYG pic from? ... Did they also have a coris for sale on DD that day?

I have spoken with their customer service and as always, top notch. Looks like they accidentally sent the wrong one and still have the one I purchased. They will be sending it out next week. As for the Coris, I'm not sure if they had one for sale that day.

Thanks for everyone's help!

 

[albano]

Congrats, glad it worked out ...

 

[eatbreakfast]

If you have small corals this fish can cause problems by constantly flipping them when it gets larger.

The pelicieri wrasse is a cool fish that hass not been collected that often.

 

[Stevenliu9]

I have caught LA occasionally pair the wrong photo with wrong info, which I believe it an IT/system issue.

 

[TimothyJ]

If you have small corals this fish can cause problems by constantly flipping them when it gets larger.

The pelicieri wrasse is a cool fish that has not been collected that often.

Knowing the one received is the Coris, it will be coming out of QT and headed to a more appropriate home at our LFS. As for the pelicieri, it should arrive next week.