wrasse ID

[robin coggan]

if someone could tell me the name of this wrasse i think its a Halichoeres ornatissimus or a Adorned Wrasse

thanks Robin

 

[rkelley_10]

Rainford's goby- Amblygbius rainfordi

 

[rydr119]

It looks like a Christmas Wrasse to me (Halichoeres ornatissumus )

 

[nikon187]

100% not a rainford goby.

 

[robin coggan]

i did think so but i still appreciate the input

 

[tcmfish]

Halichoeres ornatissimus, gets my vote.

Here is a good paper about this complex of wrasses:
http://www.luizrocha.com/academic/Publications_files/Halichoeres_claudia.pdf

 

[iamwrasseman]

its a juvinile Halichores biocellatus ,False-eyed wrasse . i found his picture in "fairy and rainbow wrasses and their relatives" by Rudie H Kuiter and its on page 125 . always remember when looking up fish ,especially wrasses there are so many color morphs that they are very difficult to distinguish .very nice fish and i will take him lol .:lmao:

 

[rkelley_10]

Nice ID. Sorry about my false ID just got caught up in the color scheme and didn't see the obvious Halichores streamlined body shape

 

[iamwrasseman]

yup i have a good picture of him in the book that i stated above . there are to many fish out there to easily ID every time .

 

[tcmfish]

I didn't think it looked quite right nice one Dave.

 

[robin coggan]

thanks Dave do u know if it eats pest like the x-mass wrasse

 

[Luiz Rocha]

Yep, it is H. biocellatus. I did a lot of field observations in this guy last time I was in Guam, and as far as I can tell it's behavior is identical to other closely related species like H. claudia and H. ornatissimus, so I am pretty sure it would eat the same thing these other species do.

 

[iamwrasseman]

i would agree just by what he looks like . he looks like a hunter picker