Aquashot 0 Posted March 30, 2010 Is this (the fish in the center) a pencil wrasse, or a juvenile of another wrasse?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jkane 0 Posted March 30, 2010 Possibly. Hard to see it well. Or maybe a Disappearing Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus evanidus). Was it shot in Hawaii?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acroporas 0 Posted March 30, 2010 First, when looking for an ID, always post where the photo was taken. Though I don't know if it would help me that much in this case. The mouth reminds me of that of a cleaner wrasse but I did not find any pictures that matched your fish very closely. The closest I found was Labroides rubrolabiatus but it is a bit of a stretch. Hopefully someone else will recognize it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aquashot 0 Posted March 30, 2010 Sorry, I forgot the all important location: Kona, Hawaii Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocha 0 Posted March 30, 2010 I think its an oddly colored Saddled Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey) in transitional phase. It is endemic to Hawaii. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aquashot 0 Posted March 31, 2010 I think its an oddly colored Saddled Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey) in transitional phase. It is endemic to Hawaii. I am thinking you are right, what is throwing me however is the total lack of a mid-body white or light stripe and the mouth shape does not look quite the same, at least in the resources I have, "Hawaiis Fishes by John P. Hoover, "Reef Fish Identification, Tropical pacific" by Allen, Steene, Humann & Deloach and this website: http://www.marinelifephotography.com/default.htm by Keoki & Yuko Stedner darn, I really want to know, the wrasses are tough to nail down sometimes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocha 0 Posted March 31, 2010 Look at the pictures here: http://www.fishbase.org/photos/thumbnailssummary.php?ID=7770 The juvenile above looks very similar to the one in your photo... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aquashot 0 Posted March 31, 2010 I'm convinced, So far the juvenile saddle wrasse is the closest match. The way the mouth looks is probably just due to the angle of the shot. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites