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Old 02-03-2008, 03:38 PM   #1542 (permalink)
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Re: Dentoid's Reeforama

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It comes from the Family Labridae, its genus and species is Bodianus sepiacauda. It's a wrasse from Eastern Asia. Its common name is Peppermint Candycane hogfish. I agree, it does look somewhat like the Rainsford, but because it is in the same Family as the Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labridae) it has more of the characteristics of this Family.

Here is a picture I took from the WWW to compare.


BlueStreak Cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus


Peppermint Candycane hogfish Bodianus sepiacauda
Sorry Scott but I have to disagree. This little and very seldome imported guy is an Bodianus opercularis .
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