Two-tone fingerfin
(Chirodactylus brachydactylus)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
Scientific names:
Two-tone fingerfin
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Subtropical
Native to coast of:
Africa
Along the coast of southern Africa from Walvis Bay to Maputo. Subtropical, between 23°S and 36°S in eastern Atlantic and western Indian oceans.
Body colour basically brown, paler on ventral side, with a brighter white area below the eyes in the front part of the body, and a row of five white spots along the lateral line. Juveniles are silvery with orange anal and paired fins. Colour changes to adult colouration from about 5 cm. The fish has fleshy lips around a small mouth.
Length up to 40 cm, weight up to 3 kg.
