Wrasse ID

[curviceps]

Hi all

Could you please help ID/confirm the following fish? It was labelled as melanurus wrasse, but I can't say it looks like the male/female/juve pictures from LiveAquaria. Any ideas?

See picture below.

Cheers
Tim

 

[ajespo85]

no photo..

 

[phoenixstar89]

possibly halichoeres cosmetus

 

[evolved]

Based on that photo, I'd say human, and dead long ago...

 

[Deinonych]

possibly halichoeres cosmetus

H. cosmetus has two pronounced ocelli on the dorsal fin and none on the caudal. I'm thinking this is indeed H. melanurus - maybe an aberrant juvenile. Small ocellus on the anterior dorsal fin is the key identifier, along with the ocellus on the posterior dorsal and caudal fins.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Juvenile Halichoeres leucurus.

 

[evolved]

Based on that photo, I'd say human, and dead long ago...

For the record, this is how the post appears for me:

 

[curviceps]

For the record, this is how the post appears for me:

Funny - must be some intermittent web server issues

Thanks everyone.. thinking it's a leucurus, perhaps?