help to id this fish

[wilfran]

Hi , can anyone help me to id this fish .

tks

[CFOh]

Try goggle for Labracinus melanotaeniato match...

Cheers

[Michaelenamira]

wow.. looks nice

[Tony Gill]

Labracinus cyclophthalmus. This colour form is often referred to as L. melanotaenia, but I placed the latter in synonymy with L. cyclophthalmus in my 2004 revision of the Pseudochrominae. Basically I found there was considerable variation in the degree of striping in individuals from a given locality, from some with no stripes, to stripes on each scale row or stripes on alternative scale rows (as in the L. melanotaenia form). I found similar variation in the Western Australian species, L. lineatus. However, I am now revisiting the issue of whether L. cyclophthalmus is a single species or a complex of similar species, incorporating molecular sequence data and more comprehensive studies of live coloration.

Tony