Wrasse ID pretty please
 

I got this new wrasse. It was sold as an evasive wrasse. I googled it and nothing comes up. It looks fairly similar to a

Scarlet Pin Stripe Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus evanidus) http://www.marinelifephotography.com...s-evanidus.jpg

a Pink-Streaked Wrasse (Pseudocheilinops ataenia)
http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/image...ataenia_ps.jpg

and a Mystery Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus ocellatus)
http://egeberg.us/Miscellaneous/Aqua...Young-Male.jpg

It's definitely not a mystery wrasse and while it's closer in looks to the other two types it doesn't quite look like them either. I'm thinking it's from the same family of wrasses though, a Pseudocheilinus :question: wrasse.

Here's some pic.'s of him (they're not the best, but it was the best I can get of him so far) Any ideas as to what type he is?

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...h/DSC_1969.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...h/DSC_1954.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...h/DSC_1964.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...h/DSC_1966.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...h/DSC_1965.jpg

Pseudocheilinus evanidus. There are different regional variants.

Interesting, I didn't know that. The pic.'s on google of a Pseudocheilinus evanidus all show more redish orange colouration so even though they look alike I didn't think it was that, because mine's more pink/purple/blue.

Google pic.'s of Pseudocheilinus evanidus

http://www.aquaportail.com/uploads/a...s_evanidus.jpg

http://www.marinelifephotography.com...evanidus-4.jpg

http://www.marinelifephotography.com...evanidus-2.jpg

This image of one from wetwebmedia looks more like mine
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/WrassePix...vanidus_HI.JPG

http://www.ratepoint.com/email_campa...ive_wrasse.jpg

And this one looks close to what mine looks like
http://theoceanconnection.com/images...s_evanidus.jpg

It's always weird to me how the same fish can look so different depending on where it comes from

i just know i liked it in the store.
it looks alot like the last few pics you posted
but thats just my best guess

I'm guessing Pinstriped (P. evanidus). I have Kuiter's guide to Fairy and Rainbow wrasses (it actually covers all wrasses - man there are literally 100's of wrasse species :eek:) and the pictures of yours look pretty close to what he has pictured for this species. Here is what he has to say about it:

I see numerous thin longitudinal lines. And FWIW, nothing in the index about "evasive wrasse". So I think that's your ID. :)

Ya Tony I think you're right, he does have numerous thin longitudinal lines.

Thanks, he was too good to pass up at the LFS. He's eating mysis and has been out in the open today :biggrin: However he has sort of been fighting with my Solars wrasse. Nothing major though just a bit of mild chasing.