Is there an Undescribed Clownfish in the Great Barrier Reef?
This week I’ve been highlighting some of the more unusual populations of anemonefishes in the Amphiprion clarkii complex, each of which is probably deserving of... Read more.
The Impossibly Rare Centropyge abei Collected From Australia
The inimitable Koji Wada of BlueHarbor has added yet another feather to his cap with what is likely the first specimen of Abe’s Angelfish to ever find its way... Read more.
A Colorful New Species of Mesophotic Dragonet
New species of dragonet get scientifically described on a fairly regular basis these days, with this year alone yielding three additions to the nearly 200 recognized... Read more.
New Video Showing the Terminal Colors of Pelicier’s Wrasse
https://www.facebook.com/Omarineworld/videos/1266797816684956/ Pelicier’s Wrasse (Halichoeres pelicieri) is a rarely seen species in the aquarium trade, known... Read more.
Filipino Fish Finds – a Flavocoronatus Hybrid & an Achilles Tang
In recent years, we’ve been seeing a surprising number of fishes from the Central Pacific washing ashore at Cagayan in the Northern Philippines—Lemonpeel Angelfish,... Read more.
The Ogasawara Black Clownfish Amphiprion snyderi
The Amphiprion anemonefishes are a group in desperate need of renewed taxonomic study. Despite there being numerous books and articles devoted to this hugely popular... Read more.
Taeniura lessoni – A New Species of Blue-spotted Stingray
The Blue-spotted Stingray (Taeniura lymma) is one of the more iconic coral reef fishes of the Indo-Pacific and, with its caerulean good looks, it’s also one of... Read more.
Some New Names For Some Old Anemone Friends
In an enormous new publication cataloging the taxonomy and classification of anemones and corallimorphs (all 1,100 or so species of them), several common aquarium... Read more.
Swim with the Fishes in Abzû
The newly released video game Abzû is ready to take you on an adventure under the sea. Available for PS4 and PC, players undertake a journey through a mysterious... Read more.
A Sea Change in Seahorse Taxonomy
Seahorses have seen a major shakeup overnight with the publication of a major revision to the group’s taxonomy. For about as long as we’ve known about them,... Read more.