New ID game

[yikai]

Sorry since i was a spoiler for the previous ID game.

i'll make another one.

here's 6 species of very similar fairy wrasses from the rubiventralis complex.

how many of them can u identify correctly?

[yikai]

i'll give clues

picture 1 and 5 do not have scientific names. common names only.

but the rest should be easier

[Terryz_]

Sorry since i was a spoiler for the previous ID game.

i'll make another one.

here's 6 species of very similar fairy wrasses from the rubiventralis complex.

how many of them can u identify correctly?

LOL... My favorite complex for fairy wrasse... Can I answer... :P

[iskay]

Mine looks like the photo on lower right. beautiful specimen.... aggressive bugger and tank bully.

[yikai]

terryz - no u cannot answer! give others a chance.

iskay - the bottom right? haha. what's the name? and can u guess the rest?

[CFOh]

Paiseh.. saw most the answers... will try later.. support u...

[poomoon]

lower right corner (#6) - naoko fairy wrasse ?

[poomoon]

# 2 - conde fairy wrasse ?

[CFOh]

lower right corner (#6) - naoko fairy wrasse ?

Yes... Naoko's fairy wrasse(Cirrhilabrus Naoko)..

[CFOh]

# 2 - conde fairy wrasse ?

Nope... Longfin Fairy Wrasse/Social Wrasse/Fighting wrasse/Red Parrot Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis)

[poomoon]

Nope... Longfin Fairy Wrasse/Social Wrasse/Fighting wrasse/Red Parrot Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis)

hehe i thought social wrasse was # 3 !

[yikai]

yes.

#2 - Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis. (Social or Longfin fairy wrasse)

#6 - Cirrhilabrus naokoae. (Naoko's fairy wrasse. Named and described by my friend, Dr. Hiroyuki Tanaka and other scientisits. He named it after his wife, Naoko)

#1 - anyone can guess? it's from africa

#3 - how about this?

#4 - how about this rare one? It's from Australia

#5 - this one is a tough cookie from Bali.

[straydum]

my guess

#3 Cirrhilabrus joanallenae

#4 Cirrhilabrus morrisoni

[yikai]

yes correct.

actually i made a thread with all the fairy wrasses of the world in it and i even pinned it up. so it's a very easy game and all the answers are inside.

#3 - Cirrhilabrus joanallenae. very rare fairy wrasse, and differs from rubriventralis by having a pure black ventral fin instead. was named after the describer's wife, Joan.

#4 - Cirrhilabrus morrisoni. Very rare in the trade and from northwestern Australia. also a member of the rubriventralis complex.

since all the answers can be found from my wrasse thread, i'll just give the identity. no kick in letting you guys find I'll start a new game soon.

#1 - is an undescribed species from Kenya. It's often called the "Kwazulu fairy wrasse". It has no scientific name yet. The defining characteristic is it's brilliant golden tail which differs from the blue tail of rubriventralis and joanallenae. LCK bring this in a few times before but all were females.

#5 - this is also another undescribed one from Bali. It has no scientific name but resembles morrisoni, thus, it's tentative name now is "Cirrhilabrus cf. morrisoni" meaning confer to morrisoni. It's from Bali and i've yet to seen it.

[iskay]

I can only ID 2 & 6 positively. The rest are a tricky lot.

[yikai]

I can only ID 2 & 6 positively. The rest are a tricky lot.

ahh yes.

that's exactly why all of them are so commonly mistaken.

especially 1 2 and 3