Please help identify this wrasse

[dougc]

This wrasse is currently in my quarantine tank, but I am not sure what it is. Its appearance and behavior would indicate that it is a fairy wrasse of some sort, but I have been all over the place trying to pin down the species. The fish is maybe 3" long, so is probably immature, making the ID more difficult. The only thing I can bears any resemblence is a Lubbock's wrasse. Any ideas?

Sorry that the picture is not the best quality, but it is tough to catch these in front of the camera. They just never stop moving.

 

[JennM]

It looks to me a bit like a Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura aka Blueheaded Fairy Wrasse. It comes in many different colour variations.

I went to Fishbase.org and looked it up... there are many different pix here of the same fish :

http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/Thumbnai ... fm?ID=5106

Not sure if it's yours, but looking at the black spots, the pic I have of the bluhead has a black spot too...

Pretty fish

Jenn

 

[shawnz28]

I will put my guess as a Lubbocks wrasse

 

[monkeyboy]

I will put my guess as a Lubbocks wrasse

Me too, but it's difficult to tell.

 

[dougc]

Thanks for the help. I will just have to let him/her mature and see what happens.