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[Big Brother]

He is lime green throughout. No distinguishing colors period except for the pink 'heels' he has at the end of his smashing appendages.

Any ideas? I'll see if I can find my camera...

 

[Big Brother]

 

[Big Brother]

He has yellow antennae and pinkish eyes and a pink 'heel' on his smashing appendage.

 

[Gonodactylus]

Neogonodactylus wennerae or N. bredini.

Roy

 

[Big Brother]

Thank you very much Dr. Roy.

What are the distinguishing charactaristics between the two? Since I can take a look at my free time and don't have to wait for a perfect shot.

Thanks again.

 

[Gonodactylus]

They are almost impossible to tell apart morphologically. We separate the species using molecular techniques.

In the wild, N. bredini is found in shallow water and intertidally in the southern Caribbean while N. wennerae tends to live deeper and in the northern Caribbean. Most material from Florida is N. w.

Roy

 

[Canadiancray]

There is one that I have been thinking about purchasing at my local fish store. It looks exactly like this one. Is it a good species for beginners??