Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus Is Finally Getting Collected Again
One of the most rarely seen wrasses in the aquarium trade is about to become a little less rare. Up until quite recently, the Half-banded Flasherwrasse (Paracheilinus... Read more.
Two New Jawfishes Described From Deepwater Caribbean Reefs
A pair of interesting new jawfish species have just hit the scene, and they’re sure to excite all the opistognathid fans out there. Both hail from fairly deep... Read more.
Four Incredible New Reef Fishes Found At Easter Island
A number of dazzling new species have recently been uncovered from the remote reefs of Easter Island. Last month, researchers from the California Academy of Sciences,... Read more.
The Unfathomability Of The Orangehead Anthias
Pseudanthias heemstrai is, by any metric, one of the most singularly confounding species of anthias in the Indo-Pacific. Since being discovered in the 1980’s,... Read more.
Ultra-rare Aurora Anthias Collected In The Philippines
There are dozens of anthias species found throughout the Indo-Pacific and nearly all of them are of exceptional beauty, but some clearly shine brighter than the... Read more.
Two Spectacular New Groppo Species, Grammatonotus pelipel & G. xanthostigma
The deepwater reefs of Micronesia have yielded a pair of incredible new species from a poorly studied group known as Groppos. These pint-sized basslets are revered... Read more.
This Big Blue Diodon eydouxii Is Pure Pelagic Porcupinefish Perfection
It has been a VERY busy week for rare fish finds (see: here, here & here), but today I get to feature what is easily my favorite discovery yet… a big, blue... Read more.
Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus Found Far From Japan!
Of the many species of fairy wrasse which make their way into the aquarium trade, few can rival Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus for its sheer beauty, rarity, and desirability.... Read more.
A Possible Cave Basslet X Swissguard Basslet Hybrid
The collectors at Dynasty Marine might very well have stumbled upon the first record of hybridization among the deepwater basslets in the genus Liopropoma. The fish... Read more.
The Cave Anthias Is Gorgeous And Still Undescribed
There are numerous examples of scientifically undescribed reef fishes (e.g. the Whitemargin Anemonefish… the Magma Wrasse… the Japanese Velvet Angelfish),... Read more.