A new pufferfish species
Arothron multilineatusIt strikes us that such a conspicuous, large (20 inch/50cm) fish with such a wide-ranging distribution in relatively shallow (SCUBA-depth)... Read more.
The Dragon Behind the Glass
If you’ve seen the 1998 movie ‘The Red Violin,’ ‘The Dragon Behind the Glass’ is reminiscent in its storytelling. Voigt’s... Read more.
Things people do for their fishes: 2016Â edition
Photo by Lehigh Valley Veterinary Dermatology/FacebookMeet Mr. Hot Wing. This goldfish was born without a lower jawbone. Without this bone,... Read more.
SPS release hydrogen peroxide when feeding
A beautiful pink Stylophora pistillata. Photo by Dr. Scott Mills (c.c.)Scientists have long known that corals can produce hydrogen peroxide but have... Read more.
Four seasons
Many of you may notice the seasons seem backwards (i.e. vegetation in Winter and Spring, bare branches in Summer). That’s because the aquascaper, Federic... Read more.
How do you silence the reef’s loudest citizen?
Snapping/pistol shrimp with his goby partner. Photo by Steve Childs.From the University of AdelaideSilent oceans: Acidification stops shrimp chorus Snapping... Read more.
Five new, radiant, freshwater crabs
The five new species are described in Zootaxa. These crabs are semi-aquatic crabs, much like fiddler crabs who spend a part of their lives out of the water. All... Read more.
Meet Corydoras eversi, a new cory species
Aquarium specimen of Corydoras eversi , nearly 37.0 mm SL, showing its peculiar bright orange color pattern. Photo by Hans-Georg Evers.The new cory... Read more.
Five new pygmy sweepers
Unidentified, possibly Parapriacanthus punctulatus, school of pygmy sweepers at KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (D.R. King).The paper, Preliminary review... Read more.
Attention LFS: Do this.
What an incredibly thoughtful idea! And it really doesn’t require much resources to implement (a saltwater version would be a bit more involved). ... Read more.