For all those interested in the "workings" behind monofins, I found a great article on it (actually a review) on the Deeper Blue forums.
I'm reposting the relevant part here!
The current monofin market is now split into 3 segments: Fins, Foils and Flukes.
There have traditionally been monofins / hyperfins, like the Waterways Glide and Starfins hyperfin
The FIN: good for acceleration and fast bursts of speeds to avoid predators
Another type of creature shares something very similar looking and functioning.. the average reef fish
The FOIL: Good for travelling great distances at a fast speed, given a readily available supply of oxygen, given the tremendous physical demands.
These are appendages that are good while constantly in motion and where a steady flow of oxygen is available, like the Lunocet Classic for hydrotouring
And its other anatomical cousins
Note that because these beasts keep moving constantly with their non-stop body undulations, that it creates a lot of muscle. We like to call that meat! Luckily they have gills to be able to fulfil their constant oxygen demands. We dont.
The FLUKE: A hybrid between a foil and a fin which when properly designed / developed / tuned, provides some of the benefits of both (good at a variety of speeds, solid acceleration, etc.) without the negatives associated with them (needing to be constantly moving or high O2 / energy demands).
Which bares a striking resemblance to this other mammal that has a limited oxygen supply while diving, but needs to move efficiently through the water at a variety of speeds
Of the various forms of fish locomotion, the hyperfin is closest to the Sub-carangiform, the Lunocet Classic is closest to the Thunniform and the Lunocet Pro is situated in between as the Carangiform.
taken from:
https://www.deeperblue.com/review-20...ofin-part-iii/
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