Walton Flasher

Scientific Name: Paracheilinus walton
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 6cm
Identification: TP - Courtship pattern consists of white dorsal fin and backward projecting, rounded filamentous rays, bright red to black along rear back. Much smaller than other flashers.
Favourite: Aggregations.
Hide-out: Rubble bottoms near coral reefs in 35-60m.
Location: Localized - Cenderawasih Bay, Western New Guinea.

Mccosker's Flasher

Scientific Name: Paracheilinus mccoskeri
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 7cm
Identification: TP - Orange-red or yellowish with violet to blue stripes, outer half of anal fin red; long filament extends from central dorsal fin, round tail.
Favourite: Form aggregations.
Hide-out: Rubble and weedy bottoms in 6-50m.
Location: Indian Ocean - Comoro, Maldives and Andaman Sea to N.W. Sumatra.

Angular Flasher

Scientific Name: Paracheilinus angulatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 7cm
Identification: TP - Red with magenta stripes; elongate rear dorsal and anal fins give an angular profile.
Favourite: Form aggregations.
Hide-out: Rubble bottoms of seaward reefs and lagoons in 10-40m.
Location: Asian Pacific - N.E. Kalimantan (Borneo) in Indonesia and Philippines.