OMG! Look at these hybrids and rare fishes!

[Digiman]

Cirrhilabrus johnsoni

New pic at RC again. Now they are selling at USD800 for a pair, cheap compared to Japan(600 to 900 USD each)

Are we prepared to pay that price for a fairy wrasse if any LFS is willing to bring the the fish in?

[Terryz_]

Cirrhilabrus johnsoni

New pic at RC again. Now they are selling at USD800 for a pair, cheap compared to Japan(600 to 900 USD each)

Are we prepared to pay that price for a fairy wrasse if any LFS is willing to bring the the fish in?

That is around SGD 640 each.. A bit high for a wrasse but since it is endemic to marshall island(unless I got my facts wrong again), it explains the price... But I think if LFS can bring in at under $500.. I think many will be interested...

[yikai]

terryz stop lying. even if $50 you oso won't buy.

Johnsoni is not only endemic to Marshall islands, it is predominantly only found in one particular island. Marshall island is a chain of small islands, and the biggest atoll is Kwajalein atoll. jonsoni is most common in Kwajalein.

and since there's only one person collecting it, briane greene, the price ought to be high.

in the picture i also see C. pylei.

must be a transit shipment since Pyleis are not found in marshalls.

[Terryz_]

terryz stop lying. even if $50 you oso won't buy.

Johnsoni is not only endemic to Marshall islands, it is predominantly only found in one particular island. Marshall island is a chain of small islands, and the biggest atoll is Kwajalein atoll. jonsoni is most common in Kwajalein.

and since there's only one person collecting it, briane greene, the price ought to be high.

in the picture i also see C. pylei.

must be a transit shipment since Pyleis are not found in marshalls.

I will if not broke... LOL...

[yikai]

you are always broke.

[FuEl]

http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/saltwater/callionymus_lyra.htm

Color just like Lake Tanganyika cichlids.

[yikai]

http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/saltwater/callionymus_lyra.htm

Color just like Lake Tanganyika cichlids.

very nice.

[yikai]

some pictures of Cirrhilabrus roseafascia again.

Name : Rose-banded fairy wrasse

Family : Labridae

Genus : Cirrhilabrus

Binomial name : Cirrhilabrus roseafascia (Randall & Lubbock 1982)

Location : Wide ranging. Vanuatu, Cebu, New caledonia, Palau, Micronesia

Life stage : Female

[yikai]

Name : Rose-banded fairy wrasse

Family : Labridae

Genus : Cirrhilabrus

Binomial name : Cirrhilabrus roseafascia (Randall & Lubbock 1982)

Location : Wide ranging. Vanuatu, Cebu, New caledonia, Palau, Micronesia

Life stage : Female (Gravid)

[yikai]

Name : Rose-banded fairy wrasse

Family : Labridae

Genus : Cirrhilabrus

Binomial name : Cirrhilabrus roseafascia (Randall & Lubbock 1982)

Location : Wide ranging. Vanuatu, Cebu, New caledonia, Palau, Micronesia

Life stage : Subordinate male

[yikai]

Name : Rose-banded fairy wrasse

Family : Labridae

Genus : Cirrhilabrus

Binomial name : Cirrhilabrus roseafascia (Randall & Lubbock 1982)

Location : Wide ranging. Vanuatu, Cebu, New caledonia, Palau, Micronesia

Life stage : Male

[yikai]

Name : Rose-banded fairy wrasse

Family : Labridae

Genus : Cirrhilabrus

Binomial name : Cirrhilabrus roseafascia (Randall & Lubbock 1982)

Location : Wide ranging. Vanuatu, Cebu, New caledonia, Palau, Micronesia

Life stage : Terminal Male

[Digiman]

Name : Rose-banded fairy wrasse

Family : Labridae

Genus : Cirrhilabrus

Binomial name : Cirrhilabrus roseafascia (Randall & Lubbock 1982)

Location : Wide ranging. Vanuatu, Cebu, New caledonia, Palau, Micronesia

Life stage : Male

Here u see a v big male roseafascia:

[yikai]

Here u see a v big male roseafascia:

yah you show me this video already.

very nice roseafascia but the tail not long enough.

i like the thick purple stripe on the body. mine not so dark yet.

[Digiman]

yah you show me this video already.

very nice roseafascia but the tail not long enough.

i like the thick purple stripe on the body. mine not so dark yet.

His carmabi pair is v amazing:

[yikai]

His carmabi pair is v amazing:

yes

[yikai]

Ginsburgellus novemlineatus

Feeds on tube feet of sea urchin.

[Terryz_]

Ginsburgellus novemlineatus

Feeds on tube feet of sea urchin.

Cute... Considered a goby?

[yikai]

Cute... Considered a goby?

yah it's a goby.

[Digiman]

Rare Plectranthias altipinnatus from japan. This is different from plectranthias inermis from indo.

[Digiman]

Deepwater goby and some deepwater un-ID fish from Japan. Who knows the name of the goby?

[yikai]

Deepwater goby and some deepwater un-ID fish from Japan. Who knows the name of the goby?

the goby is some kind of priolepis.

posted here before. but forgot the scientific name.

[Digiman]

the goby is some kind of priolepis.

posted here before. but forgot the scientific name.

Ya i remember also, posted before, but cannot remember wat's the name. Somemore this thread so many pages too diffiicult to search.

[yikai]

Some basic information provided by fishbase on the world's rarest fairy wrasse, Cirrhilabrus claire.

So rare that it's endemic to Rarotonga, Cook islands.

So rare that there's only 2 holotype pictures of it.

So rare that even Kuiter's new book on labridae fishes not only does not have a photo of it, it also does not have any description.

Here's a short description from fishbase and the 2 holotype pictures.

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 25. Dorsal fin with progressively longer spines; interspinous membranes of dorsal fin of males not reaching above spine tips; caudal fin rounded; pelvic fin of male 3.0 in SL, of female 4.6 in SL; male yellowish dorsally, shading on side to pale lavender-pink; head dusky yellow with purple bands; dorsal fin mainly orange-red with a violet band at base and a narrow dark red margin on spinous and anterior soft portion of fin; caudal fin red with broad distal yellow border containing a submarginal dusky zone in central part; female orange-pink, head suffused with yellow dorsally; a purple band from corner of mouth to upper end of gill opening, then continuing ventrally on edge of opercle; dorsal fin yellow; caudal fin orange, shading outwardly to yellow.

From the description and pictures, it seems to resemble the Flame wrasse in appearance. (Cirrhilabrus jordani).

Both claire and jordani have rounded caudal fin (tail).

Male is yellowish dorsally, shading to pale lavender pink for claire. Jordani males are red dorsally, shading to yellow.

Head is dusky with purple bands in claire. Jordani males have yellow heads with red bands.

Dorsal fin in claire is orange-red with violet band at base. Jordani has red dorsal fin.

Tail is red with broad yellow border at edge of tail for claire, jordani has red tail with some specimens having yellow margin.

Female for claire and jordani are almost identical except for colouration.

amazing!

[yikai]

Pseudojuloides atavai!