Fish ID Help

Jason McK · #1 11-07-2006, 03:34 AM

Please take a look at the link from Fish Base.

They are IDing this fish as a black Leopard Wrasse. I don't buy it I think Fishbase is wrong.

What do you think
Leopard Wrasse

Tangman · #2 11-07-2006, 03:56 AM

The fins and mouth look right but the color and scales sure don't.
But remember not all species are typical of what they should look like, as I am sure you already know...
bad demo. picture of a leopard wrasse

Johnny Reefer · #3 11-07-2006, 03:57 AM

FishIndex appears to agree with FishBase....

http://species.fishindex.com/species...n_kuiteri.html

I think the key word is Black Leopard Wrasse, as opposed to just Leopard Wrasse.

Jason McK · #4 11-07-2006, 04:02 AM

So to Quote my Wife "Then Why the Hell is it white and Orange.

This is mine

And he is picking on

Johnny Reefer · #5 11-07-2006, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason McK

So to Quote my Wife "Then Why the Hell is it white and Orange.

Ya, who know's where alot of the names come from. Maybe it has something to do with that unmistakeable black spot behind the gill plate.

Cheers,

(BTW....nice fish).

Jason McK · #6 11-07-2006, 04:39 AM

So It's been about 29 hours. An so far the Black Leopard is still not letting the other smaller Leopard to freely swim the tank. what are the odds they will become a little more friendly
BTW they are in the 370G tank
J

Ruth · #7 11-07-2006, 12:19 PM

I don't know if they will ever start to get along - but looking at the last picture you posted and knowing that you have a lot of SPS coral in your tank I am going to predict a divine intervention that will stop the fish from picking on anything or anybody else in the tank.

christyf5 · #8 11-07-2006, 02:03 PM

It could be juvenile coloring? I'd say you're probably right though, I looked on wetwebmedia and they have listed Macropharyngodon negrosensis as the black leopard and M. meleagris as a "regular" leopard wrasse.

Oh and just in case you haven't read this: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...hcs3/index.php

Jason McK · #9 11-07-2006, 02:29 PM

Thanks Everyone. Not sure I'll be able to keep the new one. The problem is getting him out.

Delphinus · #10 11-07-2006, 04:27 PM

I'll try to remember to look it up in my book on wrasses when I get home from work tonight -- but (and Christy beat me to this point), it could be a case of juvenile coloration versus adult colouration. There can be some significant differences between juvy's and adults in the wrasse world (well, I guess that's true of many kinds of fish).