Is This Weird Specimen A “Griffisflake” Hybrid Angelfish?
The above fish was collected at around 120 feet in Kiritimati (AKA Christmas Island) on the eastern edge of Polynesia and was suggested to be a hybrid of the only... Read more.
Eliminating Saltwater Aquarium Skin Flukes – Part 2
Biological Controls Multiple species of Elacatinus Cleaner Gobies have been shown to severely reduce the presence of skin flukes in captivity, though their success... Read more.
Eliminating Saltwater Aquarium Skin Flukes – Part 1
One of the most frequently encountered parasites of marine aquarium fishes is a mean-spirited flatworm known as the skin fluke. You can find this insidious invertebrate dining... Read more.
Centropyge debelius Available For The First Time In A Long Time
https://www.facebook.com/dejongmarinelife/videos/1026363297459503/ It’s a fine Tuesday for fans of rare angelfishes, as the video above, shared by De Jong... Read more.
New Deepwater Species Of Rainbow Wrasse Collected In Japan
It’s been a busy summer for wrasse fans. First came the discovery of a new pencil wrasse, and it was just last week that we were introduced to a new Halichoeres... Read more.
A Brief Review of Hybrid Butterflyfishes And Their Evolutionary Significance
Interspecies hybridization is an inherently fascinating biological phenomenon that can potentially offer us insight into the process of evolution and speciation... Read more.
A Beautiful New Wrasse From Mauritius, Halichoeres gurrobyi
Mauritius, a small island located roughly between Madagascar and the Maldives in the center of the Indian Ocean, has a unique fish fauna which includes some of the... Read more.
Creating Hallucinatory Coral Reef Imagery With DeepDream
Google’s DeepDream software is endlessly fun to play with. If you’re not already familiar, it uses something called a “convolutional neural network” to enhance... Read more.
Bell’s Flasherwrasse Found In the Philippines
With its bright colors, intricate patterning and elaborate fins, Paracheilinus bellae can lay strong claim to being the most beautiful of the flasherwrasses. For... Read more.
Unraveling the Mystery of the Xenobalistes Triggerfishes
Easily the most obscure and enigmatic members of the triggerfish family are the miniscule, misshapen creatures classified in the genus Xenobalistes. The first specimen... Read more.