A Mysterious New Cleaner Wrasse in the South Pacific
The Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) is one of the most well-known and well-studied species of Indo-Pacific reef fish, famed for its habit of ingesting... Read more.
First Photo of an Adult Cobalt Slender Grouper Proves It (Sometimes) Keeps Its Blue Hue
The Cobalt Slender Grouper (Epinephelus leucogrammicus) is an exceedingly rare and beautiful fish known only from the Red Sea. Rarely collected for the aquarium... Read more.
Three New Species of Pseudogramma Soapfishes Discovered
Pseudogramma is a diverse genus of miniature soapfish (AKA “basslet” or “podge”) that doesn’t get much attention from the aquarium community. These small,... Read more.
First Lemonpeel Angelfish Discovered in the Coral Triangle
There have been some exciting discoveries lately in the world of yellow angelfishes. It was just a few weeks ago that the well-known yellow-breasted variant of... Read more.
The Most Bizarre Larval Fish
The ocean can be a wondrous place full of phantasmagorical creatures, and some of the strangest marine life can be seen in the highly modified juveniles of certain... Read more.
A Quick Guide to the Identification and Evolution of Prognathodes Butterflyfishes
The distinctive deepwater butterflyfishes of the genus Prognathodes have been in the news recently with the exciting rediscovery of the enigmatic P. guyotensis,... Read more.
Bicolored Sun Coral (Tubastraea sp. 2) From Cairns Marine
An exciting new species of sun coral has appeared once again in the aquarium trade thanks to Cairns Marine. These are some of the best photos yet of this peculiar... Read more.
Beautiful New Sand-sifting Goby Described From Coral Triangle
The Sand-sifting goby genus Valenciennea just got a bit bigger with the surprising discovery of a previously unrecognized species in the Coral Triangle. The new... Read more.
An Updated Guide To Ventralis Anthias Identification and Biogeography
The Ventralis Anthias (Pseudanthias ventralis) is a delicate deepwater beauty with a popular following in the aquarium hobby. Specimens are normally encountered... Read more.
The Achingly Beautiful Baldwinella vivanus Makes An Appearance
In the pantheon of deepwater fishes, few show quite as much panache as the Red Barbier (Baldwinella vivanus), a mesophotic anthias par excellence. Mature males,... Read more.