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Chirodactylus grandis

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Body is a pale grey, slightly countershaded, with darker head and fins, and usually a red stripe in front of the eye. It has a long sloping forehead and snout, and fleshy lips on a small mouth. The largest species of the family, with a length up to 1.8 m, but more commonly below 0.8 m.
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Mostly an offshore species that is usually found on rocky reefs from 20 to 150 m, but also inshore and on muddy banks. Feeds during the day on small benthic invertebrates, mainly crustaceans and polychaetes, but sometimes also on small fish and squid.
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Depth 2.7 to 2.9 times in standard length. The dorsal fin has 17 to 18 spines and 22 to 24 rays. Anal fins 3 spines, 8 rays. Pectoral fins have 6 enlarged unbranched rays, some of which extend conspicuously beyond the upper section of the fin.
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Ludt, William B.; Burridge, Cristopher P.; Chakrarbatt, Prosanta. "A taxonomic revision of Cheilodactylidae and Latridae (Centrarchiformes: Cirrhitoidei) using morphological and genomic characters".
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Considered a good eating fish, caught by trawl and line from skiboats, and by spearfishing.
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Species of marine ray-finned fish from southern Africa
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Cheilodactylidae
Chirodactylus
Binomial name
Günther


False Bay
species
marine
fish
fingerfin
family
Latridae
order
Perciformes
South Africa
Namibia
Walvis Bay
Port St. Johns
southern Africa
doi
10.11646/zootaxa.4585.1.7

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