huskerreef
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Conniella apterygia has this ever been available? Can you request from your suppliers, exquisite wrasses are also found in the same area as these guys, Rowley Shoals.
Conniella apterygia
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huskerreef,
Thank you for your post. We will check with our Aquaculture Coral & Marine Life Facility regarding the availability of Conniella apterygia. We will post as soon as we receive a response. We apologize for the delay.
Dallas R.
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Drs. Foster & Smith
Thank you for your post. We will check with our Aquaculture Coral & Marine Life Facility regarding the availability of Conniella apterygia. We will post as soon as we receive a response. We apologize for the delay.
Dallas R.
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Drs. Foster & Smith
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Jim,
The Rowley Shoals Wrasse- Conniella apterygia is an incredibly beautiful Labrid. Males display a vibrant yellow and red dorsal fin outlined in blue along with vivid red and contrasting white horizontal stripes down the length of the body with striking blue on the underside of the fish. Like wrasse of the genus Cirrhilabrus the Rowley Shoals Wrasse has a lanceolate, or teardrop shaped tail. The Rowley Shoals Wrasse is unique and is the only species in the genus Conniella, and is classified as such due to its very strange morphology lacking pelvic fins.
The Rowley Shoals Wrasse resembles Cirrhilabrus earleri to some extent, a deepwater species found from 120-300 feet deep, and is only endemic Palau in Micronesia. C. earleri has only been available in the US a handful of times, due to the great depths where these fish are found. To accomplish this feat it takes a well planned dive with a team of very skilled professionals who utilize specialized mixed gas rebreathers to even attempt this feat.
I rather doubt we will see Conniella apterygia show up in the aquarium trade anytime soon due to its restricted geographic location in the chain of coral atolls called Rowley Shoals, off of the coast of Northwest Australia, as the majority of the area if not all are managed by a Marine Protection Area Management Plan with not take zones, restricted access, and limited permits for the harvest of marine life.
The Rowley Shoals Wrasse- Conniella apterygia is an incredibly beautiful Labrid. Males display a vibrant yellow and red dorsal fin outlined in blue along with vivid red and contrasting white horizontal stripes down the length of the body with striking blue on the underside of the fish. Like wrasse of the genus Cirrhilabrus the Rowley Shoals Wrasse has a lanceolate, or teardrop shaped tail. The Rowley Shoals Wrasse is unique and is the only species in the genus Conniella, and is classified as such due to its very strange morphology lacking pelvic fins.
The Rowley Shoals Wrasse resembles Cirrhilabrus earleri to some extent, a deepwater species found from 120-300 feet deep, and is only endemic Palau in Micronesia. C. earleri has only been available in the US a handful of times, due to the great depths where these fish are found. To accomplish this feat it takes a well planned dive with a team of very skilled professionals who utilize specialized mixed gas rebreathers to even attempt this feat.
I rather doubt we will see Conniella apterygia show up in the aquarium trade anytime soon due to its restricted geographic location in the chain of coral atolls called Rowley Shoals, off of the coast of Northwest Australia, as the majority of the area if not all are managed by a Marine Protection Area Management Plan with not take zones, restricted access, and limited permits for the harvest of marine life.
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