John P. Hoover, Hawaii
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Very special thanks for his photos of the rare Chrysiptera sheila with a friendly "Aloha" and "Mahalo" to John P. Hoover, Hawaiii.
In the age of the internet, finding an in situ photo of a “normal” small damselfish is, as we all know, a small matter.
But if, after a long search, a bit of luck is not involved, sometimes only a “good old book” can help.
One of the world's best-known fish experts is Dr. John. E. (Jack) Randall, who has also published a whole series of specialist books,
including the classic “Coastal fishes of Oman”, an illustrated book with 1153 photos of fish from the region on 440 pages.
A little digression: If you are interested in the book, then quickly click on Amazon, where you can get the snapper at an exorbitant price:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01FJ17YC6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i5
Used: 1.484,51€
New: 3.757,99€
(Via AbeBooks.com for ~135€, bought on 28.9.2019).
And on page 262 of Dr. Randall's book there are 3 photos of Chrysiptera sheila, photographed by John P. Hoover, from Hawaii, one adult dark animal and two yellowish juveniles with dark eye spots.
An e-mail to John Hoover and the next day we had the photos as a .jpg file, many thanks dear John and “Aloha” and “Mahalo” to Hawaiii!
So much for the preparatory work for an entry of a missing species in the marine lexicon.
Chrysiptera sheila, named after Sheila McLeish, who together with her husband Ian McLeish (Office of the Advisor for Conservation and the Environment of the Sultanate of Oman) helped to collect some of the type series and provided logistical support, lives only in the very warm waters of the Arabian Gulf, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and here only in the even warmer surface areas between 0 and 3 meters.
Chrysiptera sheila is a common inhabitant of tide pools and appears to be most closely related to Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830).
Juveniles are bright yellow and have two eyespots, one at the end of the dorsal fin and one just before the base of the caudal fin.
In subadult (semiadult) animals, only one eyespot can be seen at the end of the dorsal fin; adult animals no longer have eyespots.
However, we are not aware of any aquarium husbandry experience.
In the age of the internet, finding an in situ photo of a “normal” small damselfish is, as we all know, a small matter.
But if, after a long search, a bit of luck is not involved, sometimes only a “good old book” can help.
One of the world's best-known fish experts is Dr. John. E. (Jack) Randall, who has also published a whole series of specialist books,
including the classic “Coastal fishes of Oman”, an illustrated book with 1153 photos of fish from the region on 440 pages.
A little digression: If you are interested in the book, then quickly click on Amazon, where you can get the snapper at an exorbitant price:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01FJ17YC6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i5
Used: 1.484,51€
New: 3.757,99€
(Via AbeBooks.com for ~135€, bought on 28.9.2019).
And on page 262 of Dr. Randall's book there are 3 photos of Chrysiptera sheila, photographed by John P. Hoover, from Hawaii, one adult dark animal and two yellowish juveniles with dark eye spots.
An e-mail to John Hoover and the next day we had the photos as a .jpg file, many thanks dear John and “Aloha” and “Mahalo” to Hawaiii!
So much for the preparatory work for an entry of a missing species in the marine lexicon.
Chrysiptera sheila, named after Sheila McLeish, who together with her husband Ian McLeish (Office of the Advisor for Conservation and the Environment of the Sultanate of Oman) helped to collect some of the type series and provided logistical support, lives only in the very warm waters of the Arabian Gulf, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and here only in the even warmer surface areas between 0 and 3 meters.
Chrysiptera sheila is a common inhabitant of tide pools and appears to be most closely related to Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830).
Juveniles are bright yellow and have two eyespots, one at the end of the dorsal fin and one just before the base of the caudal fin.
In subadult (semiadult) animals, only one eyespot can be seen at the end of the dorsal fin; adult animals no longer have eyespots.
However, we are not aware of any aquarium husbandry experience.
