Flasher wrasses are ubiquitously distributed around Indian and Pacific Oceans. With their bright colors, fondness of relatively shallow depths and living in large congregations, it’s not difficult to spot them in the wild and hence, new species are not often described these days. Many species ofParacheilinusbear the trademark filamentous dorsal fin, be it one inP. mccoskeri, or numerous inP. filamentosus。一些物种缺乏鳍上的丝状附属物，但绝不是美丽的，它们通常是通过具有异常形状的背鳍来弥补的，例如P. octotaeniaandP. angulatus。
The unknown flasher wrasse known so far only from the Komodo Island shown above bears the closest resemblance toP. octotaeniaandP. togeanensis。The big round unpaired fins is characteristic to this species. Initially the exact identity on the species was questionable as regards to wether it is a valid species, or a hybrid. However as multiple specimens have been photographed and with all showing very standard invariable characteristics, the hypothesis of it being a hybrid was unlikely. The unknown species was found to be locally uncommon and is currently being studied. Who knows, it could end up as a new valid species soon.
