ID on a fish please

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Playa

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I just got him this afternoon and he looks pretty colorful and I have no clue what kind of Dart fish it is.

After I put him in the tank, he moved around calmly for about a minute and then he started darting back and forth like lightning. Now he is on the rocks somewhere.

His colors are awesome.

I have been looking for a while trying to identify it and cant find anything.
 
reefrunner

reefrunner

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Looks like one of those fake cleaner wrasses (the ones with sharp teeth) only with colorful fins. I'll see if I can find it in my books.
 
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Playa

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the fins are the least colorful actually. The nice colors are on different stripes of blue, purple, red, orange and I have never seen a fish swim so fast.
 
reefrunner

reefrunner

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Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (blue striped fang blenny)

This fish changes color, the change has already begun on the fins and from the snout back ;)

http://species.fishindex.com/species_4229plagiotremus_rhinorhynchos.html
http://filaman.uni-kiel.de/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=6071
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This is not considered the false cleanerfish (Aspidontus taeniatus).
 
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Playa

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Reefrunner thanx a lot for the help.

It looks similar to the first fish from the second link that you posted. The colors are different in mine. Orange,blue,purple,red.
 
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