Never seen this fish before, ID please

[Bello]

Hey guys,

While I consider myself to be half decent at identifying fish.... I'm perplexed with this one...

Any idea? I believe its a wrasse or hogfish?

 

[dirk_brijs]

juvenile yellow candy hogfish
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+35+1157&pcatid=1157

 

[Bello]

Hi Dirk,

Do you have any links that show them in the above coloration, so I can confirm?

I ask this because, I also have a bodianus bimaculatus, at the same length which looks like the regular pics, as in the above link that you've posted.

Thanks!

 

[dirk_brijs]

http://images.search.yahoo.com/imag...b=13bmoes1r&sigi=11meqah41&.crumb=9NoAmKuQnmV

http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1503885985377&id=6cd61e3bab02841364cbc0fc9fcc207b

http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1544170249620&id=e50fb43b941af29a0df1bb8aba100c98

http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1608688545821&id=f9b3ec587285f58ee2a2b335f7ea17f2

 

[reefsafe]

Looks more like a yellow stripe hogfish to me:
http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=1&pid=3025&cid=331

 

[fishnerd]

Its a pencil wrasse, get you species in the morning

 

[dirk_brijs]

Its a pencil wrasse, get you species in the morning

doesnt look like a pencil wrasse to me

http://images.search.yahoo.com/imag...b=13bipmejn&sigi=12436ritr&.crumb=9NoAmKuQnmV

 

[dirk_brijs]

Looks more like a yellow stripe hogfish to me:
http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=1&pid=3025&cid=331

yellow candy hogfish
yellow stripe hogfish
two spot slender hogfish
yellopw hogfish
all the same fish
Bodianus bimaculatus

 

[Bello]

Looks more like a yellow stripe hogfish to me:
http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=1&pid=3025&cid=331

I concur and I believe that this is therefore the correct id. Terelabrus rubrovittatus

On googling the above, there's a thread on RC, that mentions that specimens from the Indian Ocean, are white and red, as opposed to the yellow & red. In any case, I love this guy. Have just got him eating frozen brine, and hopefully should be able to move up to mysis etc.

I thank you all for your help! This was fun! Hopefully I'll get some more relatively uncommon species in future

 

[humaguy]

agree with the striped hogfish...Michael has one now at NYA...

 

[joetbs]

its not rubrivittatus. that is the morph from Maldives. i believe it is just Terelabrus sp 2 at the moment

 

[fishnerd]

Now awake I do agree with telenrus sp.2

 

[Bello]

its not rubrivittatus. that is the morph from Maldives. i believe it is just Terelabrus sp 2 at the moment

Now awake I do agree with telenrus sp.2

It seems so, in addition, I believe that the source in this instance was in fact Maldives.

It remains un-named at this point? Kinda cool, I think

Thanks!!!

 

[rachenbrazil]

Terelabrus sp

 

[Luiz Rocha]

I can name it if someone sends me a few specimens

 

[humaguy]

Michael has 2...waiting for a good home...

 

[joetbs]

i had some preserved too luiz..not sure i still have them

 

[pacislandaqua]

hologymnosos doliatis ?? I just got these from Mauritius - look similar.

could also be terelabrus

 

[AfricaOffroad]

hologymnosos doliatis ??

I agree.

http://www.google.co.za/search?um=1&hl=en&biw=1259&bih=823&tbm=isch&btnG=&q=hologymnosos doliatis

 

[Bello]

My specimen has 4 red stripes, while the ringed wrasses have 6 or more (from what I can see), so I kinda still believe its Terelabrus.

I'm not capable or have the patience to observe finnage

Not that it helps with ID, but the fish seems very docile, but active, and now eats mysis, and is always out. Current tank mate is a flasher wrasse, carpenter's, I believe. If anyone is interested in purchasing these, I'd say :beer:, go for it.