Help ID this fish please, I just bought it

[corrado007]

I need a little help identifying a fish I just bought. I know that sounds strange, why buy a fish if you don't know what it is. I assure you this is not my style but I had to get it in case it's what I thought it might be. The guy at my LFS identified it as what I thought it might be before I mentioned the species. I'm not saying what I think it may be because I don't want to sway any opinions just yet.

So, what is this little guy please?
You can click on the pics to make them larger by the way. Sorry for the bad angles, he wouldn't cooperate. I'll try to post better ones soon.











Thanks,
Justin

[chrischris]

hes got the face of a damsel but other than that i have no clue

[Ronjunior]

I'd say it's a dispar anthia.

[Debs]

Definately looks like an anthias of some sort. If it is you'll love it.

[partobe]

no I think he's in the pseudochromis family

[luvmylo]

sunburst anthias??

[corrado007]

In some of the pics you can see a faint red outline on the fins with an even fainter blue outline as well. I thought it might be a Yellow Asssessor AKA Golden Basslet. I've been looking for one for over a year and although I had doubts about it being an assessor the guy at the LFS said it was before I even told him what I was hoping it was. He also said that's what it was listed as on the shipping manifest. I thought the fins were not quite right but had to get it so I could positively ID it before someone else bought it. The LFS sold it for $15 when it's worth at least $65. He said it's worth $45 but no one else at the LFS knew what it was so he'd sell it for the $15. For that price I bought it just in case although just by selling it that cheap a red flag went up. Still, he said it was an assessor before I ever mentioned the species. I also posted on another forum where it's been identified as a yellow dottyback as well. Others had mentioned a wrasse of some sort and I have to admit for a second I thought yellow corris wrasse my self but no dot and the red outline. Still not convinced of anything. Thanks for your input so far.

[holyscoly]

he looks like a pseudochromis to me.

[Laggs2003]

I agree he looks like a dottyback

[vitamin sea]

its a pseudochrois aureus

[jerseyguy1996]

I agree with Pseudochromis(dottyback). i have a bicolor pseudochromis that looks exactly the same except with purple and yellow halves.

Probably this guy.
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary...ry.php?id=6627

[Debs]

Don't know about yours in particular, but some of them can be very aggressive.

[partobe]

oh cool I was right! Maybe I'm not as stupid as I thought

[jerseyguy1996]

Originally Posted by Debs

Don't know about yours in particular, but some of them can be very aggressive.

I'll vouch for that. I have a PJ living in the sump right now because he was being terrorized 24/7 by my bicolor psuedochromis.

[corrado007]

Ok everyone, I too agree, it's a Pseudochromis(dottyback). I was just really hoping for an assessor and couldn't pass up the chance. Thanks for all your help everyone. I appreciate it.
Justin