i need some help with an ID

[mboswell1982]

ok, my gf has found a fish she's in love with, i cant find a picture of it anywhere, ive done every search i can think of, and i cant find the darn thing.
here's a description of it
its pink, purple, and yellow, and starting at the jaw, on either side of its face, it has a yellow line coming off it, with light pink around it.
can anyone possibly identify that fish from that description? or at least point me in the right direction?
also, it gets between 5 and 7 inches long

 

[shaggyblz]

Where did she see the fish? Might help with identification.

 

[teresaq]

Check the Anthias on this site, they have all those colors
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[mboswell1982]

we saw it at a LFS and we've looked at all the anthias on this site, and any others we can find, and nothing matches lol. she thinks its somethinglike a burlettes anthias, its not a bartlettes, we already checked him out.

 

[shaggyblz]

Carberryi Anthias.....Maybe?

 

[mboswell1982]

she just said thats not it lol, oh well, back to searching

 

[deejeff442]

how come you didnt ask the store.maybe if they dont know what it is they will just give him to you?

 

[bang guy]

At that size I'd look at the Wrasse family.

 

[mboswell1982]

we refuse to go back to that store ever again, rude employees, nasty floors and tanks, and my god, the smell was revolting lol

 

[mboswell1982]

ok, she just found it, where, i dont know, but, its called a bimaculatus anthias, ive never heardof one to be honest, and i cant figure out how to post pics, otherwise id throw one up here, but, thats what she says it is, and looking at the pic, im tending to agree lol

 

[mboswell1982]

and now, after looking it up, she's saying that it isnt it, ugh lol she says the one she's found doesnt get big enough, so i guess we're gonna have to break down one day an go back to that fish store, and ireally dont wanna do taht

 

[aquaknight]

Is that at least the general shape, and the features the fish has? Does it at least look like the BiMac or Carberryi, minus the color difference?
BTW, how on earth do you know what size the fish gets, without knowing what fish it is?

 

[mboswell1982]

she found it online about a week an a half 2 weeks ago, and remembers the size, and yeah, it is shaped like those guys, she just cant remember the name LOL

 

[crimzy]

Sixline wrasse?
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4

 

[aquaknight]

Well, if it's an Anthias, there's only so many species that reach 7".
Could it be a Lyretail? Maybe part way through a transition from female to male?

 

[shaggyblz]

Most bimaculatus anthias only grow to about 3".

 

[n8ball2013]

some type of lubbocks fairy wrasse the pic said

 

[n8ball2013]

or look into radiant wrasse