The Mystery of Hawaii’s Unique Convict Tang
For the evolutionary biologist, there are certain species of reef fish which are inherently more fascinating and enigmatic than the rest—those which possess... Read more.
The Cocopeel Angelfish Inspires A Good, Old-Fashioned Taxonomy Fight!
The world of taxonomy is, more often than not, a stolid and staid affair, but every now and then a species comes along that gets everyone’s blood a-boiling. Such... Read more.
Okeanos Scores Big With Odontanthias tapui & Liopropoma maculatum
Two of the most spectacularly colored mesophotic fishes of the Central Pacific were just filmed for the first time, as part of the ongoing expedition to American... Read more.
This Multispined Angelfish is a faux-Apolemichthys guezei
Every aquarist knows that the Multispined Angelfish is a hideous creature and an utter embarrassment within the illustrious genus Centropyge, but, every once in... Read more.
Q: What Is This Triggerfish? A: Not Sure Yet.
Last week, a number of small and rather unusual triggerfishes were collected from the Philippines, but their exact identity has remained a bit unclear. They were... Read more.
The Elusive Pseudanthias hutomoi Collected Near The Philippines
Hutomo’s Anthias might very well be the most beautiful species of Pseudanthias that you’ve never heard of. This breathtaking fish is only rarely photographed,... Read more.
Four New Ugly Damselfish Species That You Won’t Care About
Do you love aggressive, territorial damselfishes which lose nearly all of their color with age? The kind of fish that starts off life with a promising blue complexion,... Read more.
Amazing Images of Samoa’s Deepwater Marinelife
Reef nerds, rejoice! NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer is back in action after being on an extended break following last year’s incredible expedition to the Mariana... Read more.
New Images Of The Rare Hybrid “Multilined Pufferfish”
One of the most rarely seen pufferfishes in the Indo-Pacific, the recently described Arothron multilineatus, has just been documented swimming about in the shallow... Read more.
A Mysterious New Surgeonfish (That Might Be A Hybrid), Acanthurus albimento
Whitechin Surgeonfish (Acanthurus albimento), holotype specimen from Northeast Luzon. Credit: J.T. Williams / Carpenter et al 2017It’s rare for a newly described... Read more.