The Magma Fairy Wrasse Is Now Officially Cirrhilabrus shutmani
I’ll never forget the night when the first blurry images of a newly discovered Cirrhilabrus emerged. That was back in August 2016, and it only took a moment before... Read more.
Pseudanthias tequila, The Cave Anthias Finally Has A Name!
Back in March, I wrote at length about an undescribed species of anthias from the Mariana Arc which boasts some top notch colors. The Cave Anthias, though still... Read more.
Pseudochromis stellatus, A New Deepwater Dottyback From Raja Ampat
The mesophotic reefs of Indonesia are a realm of perpetual twilight, but from these dim waters comes a new species of dottyback that shines brightly—Pseudochromis... Read more.
The Papuan Fairy Wrasse: A New Cirrhilabrus From Indonesia?
We’re living in a golden age of fairy wrasse discoveries. In the past few years, we’ve seen the scientific description of several new species—C. isosceles,... Read more.
Exciting New Fish Finds From The Southwest Pacific
Earlier this summer, researchers from the Auckland Museum and Conservation International completed a six-week expedition to some of the planet’s most remote and... Read more.
Roa rumsfeldi Is No Longer An Unknown Unknown
Slowly but surely, the undescribed butterflyfishes of the world are at long last getting the recognition they deserve. Last year, it was the Orangemargin Butterflyfish... Read more.
Is This Spotted Surgeonfish A New Species?
A recent expedition to some of the most remote reefs in the South Pacific has yielded an especially exciting discovery for surgeonfish fans. Earlier this summer,... Read more.
A Surprising New Stonogobiops Shrimpgoby
New species of gobies show up all the time, but a new species of Stonogobiops shrimpgoby is not something that we would have expected. The genus is small, with just... Read more.
Ballina & Halfbanded Angelfishes Filmed Together At Ball’s Pyramid
The Ballina Angelfish (Chaetodontoplus ballinae) is among the rarest pomacanthids on the planet and one of the last true “book fishes” in the family. It’s... Read more.
An Anemonefish Battle Royale
Aquarist Wang Junmin has succeeded in creating what has to be one of the most unusual aquarium concepts ever attempted, as well as one of the least-sustainable.... Read more.