Red & Green Halichoeres Wrasses – A Photographic Guide
The many colorful wrasses of the genus Halichoeres represent some of the most popular fishes for the reef aquarium, including such familiar names as the Christmas... Read more.
Briareum cylindrum, a new species of star polyp
Green Star Polyps are about as common an aquarium coral as there is, but, if you stare at enough of them, you might notice something unexpected—there are quite... Read more.
The Hypnotic Dance of Idiomysis
As aquarists, we tend to think of mysid shrimps as little more than food for our fishes, ignoring that these are some of the most diverse and ecologically important... Read more.
A Guide to Aquarium Bandfishes (Cepola & Acanthocepola)
Bandfishes are a rarely seen offering in the aquarium trade, ideal for those desiring something a bit more unusual to add to their aquatic menagerie. They originate... Read more.
A Most Illustrious Worm: Ikeda taenioides
I’d like to draw your attention today to a remarkable worm, Ikeda taenioides, whose immense size and bizarre morphology make it unlike anything you are likely... Read more.
Evolution & Diversity of Mirolabrichthys Basslets: Part 5
The Immaculate Clade: smithvanizi, parvirostris, unimarginatus, bimarginatus & cf bimarginatus “Africa”This clade can be recognized by the thick lavender margins... Read more.
Evolution & Diversity of Mirolabrichthys Basslets: Part 4
The Red-banded Clade: lori, flavoguttatus, privitera, aurulentus & cf aurulentus “Coral Sea”The last clades to discuss are best recognized by lacking the... Read more.
Evolution & Diversity of Mirolabrichthys Basslets: Part 3
The Sail-finned Clade: Pseudanthias evansi, tuka, pascalus, & cf pascalus “Fiji” & “Tahiti”It is clear that P. tuka, P. pascalus and P. evansi... Read more.
Evolution & Diversity of Mirolabrichthys Basslets: Part 2
The Arc-finned CladeThis well-defined grouping has a number of features setting it apart from other Mirolabrichthys. Most readily observable to an aquarist is... Read more.
Evolution & Diversity of Mirolabrichthys Basslets: Part 1
The genus Pseudanthias, known commonly as fairy basslets, is a diverse group of colorful schooling reef fishes popular amongst aquarists. It has traditionally been... Read more.