What in Neptune's World?

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In this month's Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine, we have a mystery fish seeking identification. Can you guess what it is?

Please refer to this article in this month's Advanced Aquarist: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/ ... eptune.htm Good luck!!!

 

[Mouse]

is it the ever elusive Clitawrasse?

 

[Anonymous]

^^^ :lol: ^^^

 

[Anonymous]

Halichoeres halfgreenus

 

[John_Brandt]

I've only narrowed it to 3 fish. I'll let somebody else guess first :wink:

C'mon Greg, name the wrasse. Terry knows how to pick the nail-biters.

 

[Anonymous]

I doubt I found it, my best guess is
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus: Exquisite Wrasse

I did find a couple of interesting common names.

candy wrasse
bass ass wrasse
mutant wrass

 

[Anonymous]

It's not in the Cirrhilabrus genus. My best guess is a Coris sp.

 

[alainul]

Halichoeres chloropterus ,Java ,Indonésie :wink: :wink:

 

[AF Founder]

You got it.

 

[GSchiemer]

FWIW, my first guess would have been Halichoeres leucurus, but I agree that it's H. chloropterus (an adult male). I've never seen one with that color intensity. I don't know if it's a regional variant, a freak, or Photoshop.

Greg

 

[AF Founder]

FWIW, my first guess would have been Halichoeres leucurus, but I agree that it's H. chloropterus (an adult male). I've never seen one with that color intensity. I don't know if it's a regional variant, a freak, or Photoshop.

Greg

It's actually that color. It's in my reef tank, but came from Inland Aquatics

 

[Anonymous]

Well sweet, I just picked up a juvenile Halichoeres chloropterus. Hopefully he will be extra handsome like this fellow one day. I do love the Halichoeres wrasses! I had an Halichoeres ornatissimus once that would occasionally yawn and show his big teeth like that guy.

 

[AF Founder]

Guys,

In last month's issue I identified the mystery coral as Symphyllia sp. Note the reply I just received from Julian regarding that coral,

P.S. Last month's mystery coral was not Symphyllia. It is intriguing to see peoples interpretations, looking at your forum! The coral is a member of the family Pectiniidae (recently separated from Mussidae by Veron). It COULD be Echinophyllia, but I believe it is Mycedium, most likely Mycedium elephantotus.

The brown spots are corallite centers, and their positions eliminate Symphyllia from the possible ID. At the edge of the colony you can see a thickened "stripe" that is typical of Mycedium.
Julian Sprung

 

[coralite1]

Hey Terry, I have a question about the mistery creatures of Neptune's World. I was wondering if the mistery creatures of Neptune's World had to come from Neptune's World. If Coralite got you some good pictures of mistery creatures from Coralite's World would that be as good as pictures of mistery creatures from Neptune's World? Could you possibly use them for Neptune's World? :wink: