Aberrant Fishes from the Philippines – Koi Damsefish & Hybrid Triggerfish
RVS Fishworld never ceases to amaze with some of the unique piscine treasures they haul up from the Philippines. Featured here are a pair of one-of-a-kind catches... Read more.
Obscure Reef Creatures – Pacific Basses (Serranus)
The miniature Caribbean basses of the genus Serranus are a frequent and popular offering in the aquarium trade, but few are familiar with their close relatives in... Read more.
A Beautiful New Species of Serranus Bass From Western Africa
The pint-sized basses of the genus Serranus just got a new species added to their ranks with the description of a stunning new fish from the poorly known tropical... Read more.
Is There Only One Species Of Powder Brown Surgeonfish?
The challenges of recognizing what is and is not a “species” has proven to be one of the most vexing questions in all of science, and nowhere do these limitations... Read more.
Newly Described Bryozoan Goby Filmed for the First Time
Described just yesterday by Gerry Allen and coauthors, the brand new goby Sueviota bryozophila is a small but significant find for coral reef enthusiasts. This remarkable... Read more.
Strange Sisters: the Peculiar Case of an Old Woman and an Aussie
The genus Thalassoma is comprised of a diverse assemblage of large, reef-associated wrasses spread throughout the world’s tropical and subtropical waters. Included... Read more.
A Polynesian Hawkfish Mystery – Paracirrhites xanthus, P. nisus & P. bicolor
The Yellow Hawkfish Paracirrhites xanthus is one of the most seldom seen species in the aquarium industry. For collectors of rare livestock, this fish is a cirrhitid... Read more.
Obscure Reef Creatures – The Cave Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys guichenoti)
Hawkfishes (Family Cirrhitidae) are one of the most characteristic groups associated with tropical coral reefs. The 33 species currently recognized are typically... Read more.
Parazoanthus axinellae – A Rarely Available & Brightly Colored Zoa
Yellow polyps are nothing new to the reef aquarium world, but the specimens that recently showed up at DeJong Marinelife are a bit out of the ordinary. There’s... Read more.
A New Subspecies of Angelfish From the Indian Ocean
Aquarists have long recognized the regional color differences inherent in the Regal Angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus. Those from the Indian Ocean have always been... Read more.