| Species | Chirodacttylus Sp |
| Common Name | Undescribed fingerfin |
| Photgrapher | Juan Snyman |
| Dive Site | Shiprock |
| Date | 03/12/2008 |
| Time | 20h09 |
| Depth | 14-16 m |
| Size | 15-20 cm |
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Hi Elaine
I cannot Id this finger fin
It cannot be Cheildactylus faciatus(Redfingers) since there is no stripes on the tail or any bars on the body and it Cannot be Cheildactylus pixi (Barred fingerfin) since there is no bars on the body I can see it is a fingerfin on the fins and the shape of the fish but is coloration baffles me What am I missing.Can you help please Regards
Johan |
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Hi Johan I am a bit baffled too, it definitely is a fingerfin, the body looks more like fasciatus to me but…….!! I am not sure whether it is a hybrid. Some fish families hybridise easily but I don’t know whether fingerfins do. Phil is off today with flu. I will ask him when he returns to work & get back to you. It is a great photo though. Can you send me the usual photographer, locality details if you don’t mind us adding it to the database? Cheers |
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Elaine Please tell Johan I agree with his argument re the identity of this fingerfin. Please ask him to catch a couple of specimens for us and keep them frozen until we can collect them.
Dr P.C. Heemstra, Curator Emeritus
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