Fairy Wrasse ID

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by Phocidae, Feb 16, 2015.

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  1. Phocidae

    Phocidae Astrea Snail

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    Hi eveyone! I have a new fairy wrasse that I would love a second opinion on.
    He was shipped to my LFS as an Exqusite, which seemed wrong to the store owner. He wasn't sure what species it is, but was thinking maybe a katherine. I'm actually wondering if maybe he's a bluestripe (Cirrhilabrus temminckii). I waited until he went in the DT since the lights are better, but he had just gone in, so the colors may be a bit dull still.

    What does everyone think?

    (Sorry about the bad cellphone pictures and the debris- my sleeper goby thought it was a good time to make a mess.)

    Thanks!
     

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  3. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Cirrhilabrus temminckii
     
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  4. Phocidae

    Phocidae Astrea Snail

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    Great! Thank you so much!
     
  5. mdbostwick

    mdbostwick Vlamingii Tang

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    I have looked at hundreds of pictures of wrasses trying to see if i could ID it and had no luck but i agree with above after looking at it.
     
  6. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    evolved - my leopard wrasse has some whitish splotches on both sides of its body. At first, I thought it was a scrape or something from the rocks but it seems to be getting worse. He still swims and eats and otherwise acts normal. Do you know what could be wrong?