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Related FAQs: The Fishes of the Cook Islands, Coverage of families in the Cooks: Surgeons, Doctorfishes, Tangs, Triggerfishes, Hawkfishes, Wrasses, Related Articles: Introduction to Fishwatcher's Guide Series Pieces/Sections, /Fishwatching: Adventure Travel Series Pet-Fishing in the Cook Islands Long Version, Pt. VI To: Pet-Fishing in the Cooks, Short Version, Longer Version: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VII | |
Cirrhilabrus (1), Coris (3 spp.) Shown: the fabulous Cirrhilabrus scottorum. Great from here. One in Chip Boyle's holding facility, the other in a U.S. aquarium |  
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| Shown below, juvenile, female and males of the two most common Coris wrasses in the trade and the Cooks: Coris aygula and C. gaimard. Not shown (or ever seen by me), C. roseoviridis. |
Epibulus (1), Gomphosus (1) The Sling Jaw Wrasse, Epibulus insidiator, male and female shown, as is Gomphosus varius a Bird Wrasse. Males from here are gorgeous. |  
 
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Halichoeres Wrasses of the Cooks, N= 5 Shown: Halichoeres hortulanus, H. margaritaceus, H. melasmapomus, H. ornatissimus, H. trimaculatus. |  
 
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Hemigymnus, Hologymnosus, not for aquarium use Shown: juvenile and adult Hemigymnus fasciatus, adult Hologymnosus annulatus, and juvenile and adult H. doliatus. |  
 
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Shown: Labroides bicolor, L. dimidiatus, L. rubrolabiatus |  
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Shown: Macropharyngodon meleagris, M. negrosensis |  
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Novaculichthys, the Rock Mover Shown: Novaculichthys taeniourus juvenile and adult, not shown: Cymolutes praetextatus. |  
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| Shown: Pseudocheilinus hexataenia, P. octotaenia, P. hexataenia. Not shown: P. ocellatus, P. citrinus |  
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Pseudodax, Pseudojuloides, don’t generally live in captivity Shown, the monotypic Pseudodax moluccanus as a juvenile, the two Pseudojuloides found in the Cooks: P. atavai and P. cerasinus. |  
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Thalassoma Wrasses, n = 6 Shown: Thalassoma amblycephalum females and a male, T. hardwicke, a female and male T. lutescens, T. purpureum. Not shown: T. quinquevittatum, T. trilobatum |  
 
 
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