Can someone help me to id this anthias?

[wongkwp]

It was sold to me as lyretail, but I'm not really sure about that. Appreciate if someone could confirm it for me. Thanks.

https://home.comcast.net/~wongkwp/images/anthias.jpg

[SDguy]

Looks like a changing to male lyretail. I can't tell from the pic, does it have any large spots on the pectoral fins?

[aquaman2000]

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

[wongkwp]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10709130#post10709130 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SDguy
Looks like a changing to male lyretail. I can't tell from the pic, does it have any large spots on the pectoral fins?

No visible spots on the fins.

[CarlC]

My guess would be a female changing to male. I would guess the species is cheirospilos.

Any information on where it was collected?

Carl

[wongkwp]

I've no idea where it was collected. Didn't ask the lfs about that.

[CarlC]

"Lyretails" collected from the Indo Pacific belong to cheirospilos. "Lryetails" collected from the Indian Ocean and Red Sea are squamipinnis. Both species have color variants.

Carl

[wongkwp]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10709195#post10709195 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CarlC
"Lyretails" collected from the Indo Pacific belong to cheirospilos. "Lryetails" collected from the Indian Ocean and Red Sea are squamipinnis. Both species have color variants.

Carl

Thanks, Carl.

[SDguy]

You can see some of the color variations mine went through while changing from female to male....
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=972936&highlight=sex+change

[CarlC]

The more I look at the pic the lateral line really looks like squammi.

Carl

[darkcirca]

It really looks like my male lyretail, so it could be a female changing to male.