Ballan or Corkwing Wrasse ??

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Can anyone tell from the picture if this is a Ballan or Corkwing Wrasse

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It had really bright colours around the head but the picture doesnt do it justice,

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Last edited by mann on Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:25 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Definately a corkwing wrasse mate

Definately a corkwing wrasse mate

Thanks for the rapid reply wrassebasher,

I was thinking it look a little different,

cheers man.

no probs man, wrasse can come in a lot of varying colours even if they are the same species. generally the corkwing will have a small black spot at the tail but not always and it will have the bluey green wavy lines on its lower jaw/gill cover. ballan can be a variety of colours but are usually a brown/ green/ or both or blotchy. biggers ones can be dark red with lots of small bluey/green spots. plenty of pics on the site as to the variety of colours theyve been caught in.
ya gotta love em great little scrappers pound for pound