The Undescribed Yellowtip Anemonefish of the Mariana Islands
As part of my ongoing series documenting undescribed species of the Amphiprion clarkii group, let’s journey to the Mariana Arc to find yet another distinctive... Read more.
Monday Archives: The Blaasop Beauty & Some Other Rare South African Reef Fishes
The subtropical reefs along the South African coastline are a hotbed for many species of fish not normally collected for the aquarium trade. This biogeographically... Read more.
The Other Lubbock’s Fairy Wrasse…
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki is a fish that many aquarists will be familiar with, as this species is one of the most abundantly exported and least expensive fairy wrasses... Read more.
Pseudochromis yamasakii, A Fiery New Dottyback From Japan
There’s a lot to like about the Dottybelly Dottyback, a new species of Pseudochromis with a delightfully alliterative name that was just described from Japan.... Read more.
Grammatonotus brianne, a Spectacular New Species of Mesophotic Groppo
The deep reefs of the West Pacific have revealed yet another brilliantly colored piscine jewel with the description of a new species of groppo, Grammatonotus brianne.... Read more.
Synchiropus sycorax, the Ruby Red Dragonet Gets Named
The Ruby Red Dragonet is a stunning and mysterious fish. It was only in 2013 that this brilliantly colored species was first detected, and since that time it has... Read more.
Amphiprion milii, an Endemic Anemonefish from Western Australia
Monsoon Aquatics made waves recently with the discovery of a couple new species of Cirrhilabrus in the Timor Sea, and they’re at it again with the collection... Read more.
An Undescribed Fairy Wrasse That Glows Red
A seldom seen and poorly known fairy wrasse has just made an appearance thanks to Monsoon Aquatics, and, for the first time, it’s been shown that this undescribed... Read more.
Apolemichthys kingi Collected in Madagascar
The Tiger Angelfish (Apolemichthys kingi) is one of the ultimate holy grail pomacanthids, seldom collected for the aquarium trade and always selling for preposterous... Read more.
The Whitemargin Anemonefish of Northeast Madagascar
Until the introduction of captive bred specimens a few years ago, the Wideband Anemonefish (Amphiprion latifasciatus) was one of the rarest and priciest species... Read more.