Lemon T.Y.K
  • Lemon T.Y.K

    Lemon is a reef fish fanatic with an academic diploma in biotechnology. Like many, he started toying around with the fresh water hobby but quickly grew into a proficient hobbyist in the marine scene. His passion for the natural world sees him travelling to far flung, exotic places, where his secondary love for photography comes in handy. At 23, Lemon is one of the youngest and most prolific fish writers, and is well known for his obsession with the wrasse genus Cirrhilabrus.

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Macropharyngodon: A Tale of Throated Teeth

Macropharyngodon: A Tale of Throated Teeth

By Lemon TeaYK The family Labridae advertises a bounteous collection of species, distributed unevenly into about seventy genera, all of which are strictly marine. Wrasses, as they are known, are largely small to medium size (although some can attain gargantuan...

Epithet etymology: Labroides phthirophagus, the louse-eater

Epithet etymology: Labroides phthirophagus, the louse-eater

Today we'll feature a new running featurette titled "epithet etymology". As the title suggests, this series will aim to elucidate the meaning behind some of the latin names that we so often see scribbled in literature. Daunting as it may seem, binomial nomenclature is...

Macro Monday: Crustacean combo

Macro Monday: Crustacean combo

It's the start of the week (where I am), and let's face it - Mondays are the Snapples of the week. Snapple, as in the drink. Always great looking, but so meh tasting. So, like you, and the many others that find it difficult to trudge through the work week, I too am...

The Long-nosed butterflies part 2: Forcipiger

The Long-nosed butterflies part 2: Forcipiger

Of the butterflyfishes that have evolved long snouts in tandem with their dietary needs, none are more impressive, or quirky, than those in the genus Forcipiger. This genus boasts some of the most iconic members of the family, easily identified in the field by even...