The Eclipse Flame Angelfish Is A Chic New Centropyge
Here’s an unusual variation of the Flame Angelfish (Centropyge loricula) that’s apparently never been documented before. This familiar species can be highly... Read more.
New Study: Turbo Snails Are The Best Aquarium Snail
If you’ve ever had a reef aquarium, then you’ve almost certainly purchased a snail or two to control nuisance algal growth. But which one to get? The possib... Read more.
Chromis torquata, A Distinctive New Damselfish From Mauritius
With its piercing orange eyes and a bold “collar” behind the head, the newly described Chromis torquata is a relatively easy fish to identify, which makes i... Read more.
Chromis katoi, Japan’s Newest Damselfish Is Bright Yellow
The subtropical reef fauna of Japan is filled with a number of splendiferous species which typically command a hefty price in the aquarium world… Centropy... Read more.
Poma Labs Introduces The World’s First Longfin Angelfish… And It’s A “Bluespicuous” Hybrid!
What you’re looking at here is arguably the single rarest fish to ever grace an aquarium. This juvenile angelfish comes courtesy of Dr. Matt Wittenrich of Pom... Read more.
How? Why? This Giant Clam Bleached On Just One Side
During the El Nino event 2015, unusually warm waters (31–32 °C) in Tetiaroa Atoll, French Polynesia caused many corals to bleach, along with half of this Gia... Read more.
Paraechinophyllia variabilis, A Confusing New Species Of Chalice Coral
“Speciation is not always accompanied by morphological change, and the identification of cryptic taxa has challenged taxonomists and naturalists since the 18t... Read more.
Enneapterygius velatus, Japan’s Flamboyant New Mesophotic Triplefin
Triplefins are one of the major cryptobenthic fish groups of coral reefs, with more than 180 recognized species scattered across the world’s shallow tropical ... Read more.
First Hybrids Of The Zebra Tang & Convict Tang
Hybrid tangs and surgeonfishes are a relatively common sight, particularly in the aquarium trade, where such anomalies typically fetch a premium. More than a do... Read more.
Istigobius murdyi, The First Sandgoby From Mesophotic Reefs
Istigobius is a small genus of mid-sized and rather drably colored gobies whose ten known species can be found scattered across the Indo-Pacific. They are most ... Read more.