What kind of wrasse is this?

[sixline]

https://render.fineartamerica.com/i...ight=500&backgroundcolor=4B375D&orientation=0

I know the link says it's a melanarus wrasse, but I've never seen one that looks like that.

I'm shopping around for a small reef safe wrasse for my 110g which is relatively lightly stocked right now (engineer goby, algae blenny, royal gramma, and a pair of false perculas). The wrasse will be the last fish. I am looking for something small, colorful, active and interesting. I usually stock sixtine wrasses in my tanks, but am looking for something different. I also don't really care for flasher and fairy wrasses. Any suggestions?

 

[oneofmany]

It looks like some type of Leopard Wrasse IMO.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-07/hcs3/index.php

http://www.tfhmagazine.com/details/articles/leopards-for-the-reef-full-article.htm

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

+1 ^
Male Leopard Wrasse

 

[Florida Sunshine]

That doesn't look like the original picture to me.
But it the original does look like the picture in the first link.

 

[Oxylebius]

It's a leopard wrasse. These three are orange with blue spots.
-- Macropharyngodon meleagris
-- Macropharyngodon ornatus
-- Macropharyngodon geoffroyi

I believe this is the Macropharyngodon geoffroyi. Females are yellowish-orange with blue zones with dark margins and a dark spot in front of the dorsal fin. Males have the median fins in a reddish orange color and blue lines on the face. They feed mainly on mollusks and foraminifera.