Wrasse ID Needed

[reefomeez]

What is this? It's white with orange spots and smaller black spots. It has a large black spot on the dorsal and tail fin also. I think it's a morph of something. Maybe specific to an island or whatevs.

In the bag

In the tank

 

[YKTea]

Halichoeres timorensis.

 

[Kies1]

Also known as a timor wrasse. I have one in my mixed reef.

 

[SDguy]

Neat! I don't think I've ever seen one.

 

[eatbreakfast]

They are not frequently offered in the trade, showing up just a handful of times a year. A very cool fish and usually at a pretty reasonable price too.

 

[reefomeez]

Halichoeres timorensis.

Also known as a timor wrasse. I have one in my mixed reef.

Thank you very much! Looks like I have a female. Do the males look better in person? In the pic it looks a bit drab. No offense to the photog.

 

[reefomeez]

Here's a pic from fish base that's better than mine.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Males look great in person. They are more colorful than femles.

 

[albano]

They are not frequently offered in the trade, showing up just a handful of times a year. A very cool fish and usually at a pretty reasonable price too.

+1... Just picked up 1 last week...~$40

 

[Kies1]

They do look better in person. I have never seen another one since purchase.

 

[evolved]

I've kept a pair several years and counting.

That's an early transitional male.

Males look entirely different from females.