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huskerreef
09/04/2009, 02:03 PM
These guys sat on DD for ever and were cheap by most wrasse standards so I finally ordered them and they really are a beautiful fish. I was impressed by the coloration and surprised that nobody picked them up sooner. Your loss :). I will take a few pics this eve and try to post them later tonite.
Chooch1
09/04/2009, 02:59 PM
Please do. What is the scientific name?
huskerreef
09/04/2009, 03:47 PM
according to DD its still undesribed. Although I though I saw them under another name but from a specific region.
huskerreef
09/08/2009, 09:44 AM
Finally a few pics:
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/78239zulu3.JPG
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/78239Zulu2.JPG
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/78239Zulu1.JPG

They actually look better in person
Troy the Nomad
09/08/2009, 10:10 AM
Wow! nice fish!
euod
09/08/2009, 10:49 AM
Now, how did I miss that colorful wrasse? Congrats.
Sugar Magnolia
09/08/2009, 11:52 AM
Very pretty fish!
29reef
09/08/2009, 05:11 PM
I am looking at Kuiter's book on wrasses and the photos given for the KwaZulu wrasse has a black tail spot on it. I don't see the same spot on your fish. Maybe you have a larger sub adult or possibly C. condei or C. earlei in a large juvenile coloration.

Cool fish; thank you for sharing :)
LUVSPS
09/08/2009, 07:28 PM
Very pretty fish!
huskerreef
09/09/2009, 06:48 AM
I thought this fish was originally on DD as possibly a Kenyan Condei Wrasse, but then was changed to Cirrhilabrus sp. Kwazula.