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wrasseguy2
02/16/2007, 12:21 PM
i got this guy last night...i think it is a juv. or female of a c. cyanopleura,solorensis, or lyukyuensis..but not for sure..the pics are not the best but on the 2nd pic where it is dark on its head is more of a blue green color...the colors did not come out as i hoped on my pics...thanks for any input
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/526/131149fairywrasse2.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/526/131149fairywrasse.jpg

wrasseguy2
02/16/2007, 03:04 PM
here is one more pic i took...the color is a little more to true in this one
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/526/131149fairywrasse3.jpg

Navyblue
02/17/2007, 01:10 AM
You might want to post this at the flasher thread.

H.Tanaka
02/17/2007, 06:13 AM
It seems to me "lyukyuensis form", however it is not regarded as valid by leading ichthyologists, so I say it is cyanopleura at present. Solorensis has the more bluish abdomen in female/ juvenile stages.

wrasseguy2
02/17/2007, 08:04 AM
ok thank you i have the rudie kuiter book and the blue sided was what looked like it the most...thanks for your help H. Tanaka