Help ID wrasse

[nemosworld]

it has red on it's dorsal fin and on it's tail.
hard to get a pick, just got it today and want to get another, LFS has no clue what it is because he gets his fish directly from the divers.

Thanks!

 

[Matt_Wandell]

Hmmm, needs a better photo with more light. But my guess is Cirrhilabrus adornatus.

 

[nemosworld]

that was not it, but thanks for the lead, I found him. thanks to your scientific name.
Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus "Red-margined Fairy Wrasse

 

[Matt_Wandell]

I would say you found HER. With coloration like that I'm pretty sure it's a female.

 

[nemosworld]

I would say you found HER. With coloration like that I'm pretty sure it's a female.

wait! which picture, mine or the second one?
mine is not pale like the second pick.

going to pick up a second one today, they are $20 at my LFS.

Thanks!

 

[Matt_Wandell]

Well, both. I could very well be wrong, but males of C. rubrimarginatus tend to have much more blue in the face, and the forehead is shaped differently. A male would also be about 5 inches long. How big is yours?

 

[Luiz Rocha]

Here is a male for comparison (not my photo):