Terelabrus sp.

[Len]

I'm trying to figure out which is which. Mine doesn't have the solid yellow bar like palmer's or Atlantis'. I was told mine came from the maldives, so maybe the yellow bar one comes from the South Pacific.

The big specimen I got is really really lazy. It gets up, paces around slowly for a few hours, then goes back to sleep

 

[palmer59]

Hi Len,

Here is a comment of from a website from a "Palau 'Twilight Zone' Expedition, 4-19 May 1997" "This little wrasse may prove to be Terelabrus latovittatus, a species we collected in Papua New Guinea. The New Guinea version, however, has bright yellow stripes where this one has white stripes."

Looks like those guys say is a different species.

Rudie Kuiter identified it for me and sent me a PDF from his (new) book on the fish. Mine stays out in the open all day long actually he/she is up way before the lights come on and one of the last ones to go to sleep once the lights go out. He/she seems to spend most of the day hunting around the rocks, especially around the vertical rock-faces in the tank. When is not hunting it stays in the middle channel where there is a fairly strong current.

Check this link
http://64.95.130.5/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59475

Mike

 

[Len]

Thanks for the info. Odd thing is my specimen looks like none of the other photographed Terelabrus.

I'll try to snap a photo of the larger one today.

 

[Len]

The big guy is finally spending most of it's time out in the open. Here's some photos of him. It's definitely a different species.

 

[Len]

Another side shot

 

[Len]

A close up of his head. There's colorful, intricate patters around his jaw.

 

[Len]

Here he is, swimming "away"

 

[aquaman87]

hey guys, i catch fish from maldives. i have been having problems with this species for quite some time, i always keep them in a tank with live rocks and sand, but they always keep on dying for some reason. i got around 25 pieces four days ago, and today i am left with around 15 does anyone have any tips or a idea how to keep them better?