Monday Archives: When is a Toadstool Coral not a Toadstool Coral?
Zoological taxonomy is not for the feint of heart. Take, for instance, the humble Toadstool Coral— a stalwart soft coral recommended to every rookie reef aqua... Read more.
Monday Archives: Obscure Reef Creatures – The Cobalt Slender Grouper (Epinephelus cf leucogrammicus)
The groupers, hinds and lyretails of the Family Epinephilidae are one of the most speciose groups associated with tropical coral reefs, but, despite this immens... Read more.
Monday Archives: Hybrid Diamond-tail Flasherwrasses & Hybrid Speciation
Of the twenty recognized species of Paracheilinus wrasses, few are quite so revered and expensive within the aquarium trade as P. attenuatus, known variably as ... Read more.
Monday Archives: World’s First Latezonatus Hybrid!
This incredible specimen was discovered in a shipment of fishes from Southeast Australia and appears to represent the first recorded hybrid for one of the most ... Read more.
Monday Arcives: Obscure Reef Creatures: the Prismatic Eyebar Goby
If you’ve never before heard of the Prismatic Eyebar Goby (Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia), it’s likely because this is a name that I’ve literally just coine... Read more.
Monday Archives: Cirrhilabrus sanguineus, World’s Most Expensive Wrasse Collected
One of the most rarely seen fairy wrasses, Cirrhilabrus sanguineus, has just been collected for the first time in many years, and you’ll probably need to read... Read more.
Monday Archives: Tosanoides annepatrice, Another Jawdroppingly Colorful Anthias To Drool Over
It’s Tosanoides Tuesday for the second week in a row! Just last week that we were greeted to the resplendent beauty of Tosanoides aphrodite—a species that�... Read more.
Monday Archives: A Fireworks Jelly (Halitrephes) To Ring In The New Year
What better way is there to ring in the new year than a deep sea jelly that’s exploding with color? Halitrephes maasi is a spectacular hydromedusan that... Read more.
Diversity & Evolution of the Chrysiptera hemicyanea Complex: Part 3
“Yellowtail Damselfish” C. parasemaRange: Philippines north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Sabah, Java Sea, Flores Etymology: Greek “streamer”, alleg... Read more.
Diversity & Evolution of the Chrysiptera hemicyanea Complex: Part 2
“Springer’s Damselfish” C. springeriRange: Indonesia, though likely absent from the Java Sea and Sumatra. Etymology: After ichthyologist Dr. Victor Spri... Read more.