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Zactheninja
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Looks like a type of dottyback.
I know little about dottybacks so i may be wrong, but it has a similar body structure of a splendid dottyback.
I know little about dottybacks so i may be wrong, but it has a similar body structure of a splendid dottyback.
May be I'm not sure a customer traded it in and didn't know what it was. All he wanted was a black clown so I swapped him. He was under the impression it was a wrasse
Tony Gill
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Yes, a red dottyback ... Labracinus cyclophthalmus. Some guide books will say this form (with stripes on alternate scale rows) is a different species (L. melanotaenia), but there is considerable variation in the degree of striping in individuals from the same localities, and I regarded them as representing a single species in my 2004 revision of pseudochromine species. However, I am revisiting the issue in the light of new genetic evidence.
Tony
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Tony Gill
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I forgot to mention that Labracinus species are the largest dottybacks, growing to around 8 inches or so.
This one is about 4-4.5" Long right now. Do you have any idea of the value of one?
Tony Gill
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I have no idea, but they often turn up in stores so you should be able to get a ball-park figure from searching online. Here's a start: Dampiera Grouper, Spottysail Dottyback, Labracinus cyclophthalmus
Tony
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Well I traded a black ocellaris clown for it in our store so I don't imagine I did too bad either way. The clown was $17 but the dotty back is awesome in my home tank and makes everything pop.
