Rooster Fairy Wrasse

Shouse94 · #1 10/08/2007, 08:53 PM

Anyone have any info on these?
pics? (other than SWF.com)

SDguy · #2 10/08/2007, 09:02 PM

It's either Paracheilinus cyaneus or Paracheilinus lineopunctatus

snorvich · #3 10/09/2007, 09:26 AM

Have not seen the picture but that (inapporopriate) common name suggests that SDguy is correct.

wrasseguy2 · #4 10/09/2007, 10:21 AM

i have seen the paracheilinus lineopunctatus called that alot

snorvich · #5 10/09/2007, 07:23 PM

Really? Never heard that but then again I don't normally use the common names as they are somewhat ambiguous at times.

wrasseguy2 · #6 10/09/2007, 09:40 PM

i guess i should not say alot but i have seen them called that

Fairy Wrassler · #7 10/10/2007, 08:43 AM

I have yet to see the name Rooster Fairy Wrasse, and that fish is not a fairy but a flasher (Paracheilinus). My money is on lineopunctatus.

They seem to have several odd names for their wrasses there.....

SDguy · #8 10/10/2007, 08:45 AM

Though I've never heard the name, I can easily see it being called that. Frankly, when people see mine, they say "What's the fish with the rooster crest on it?"

wrasseguy2 · #9 10/10/2007, 09:52 AM

yea i got the same when i had mine

jmaneyapanda · #10 10/10/2007, 10:15 AM

common names suck. I think any retailer worth their weight would use the latin.