Hawaii’s Angelfish Diversity: Part 2
Japanese AngelfishThe highly sought after Japanese Angelfish (“Centropyge” interrupta) is known primarily from the subtropical portions of mainlan... Read more.
Hawaii’s Angelfish Diversity: Part 1
Hawaii is an immensely fascinating archipelago to study in terms of the biogeography and evolution of its shallow water marine fishes. These isolated volcanic i... Read more.
Rare Azooxanthellate Stony Corals in Japan: Part 3
Flabellum sp.There are a few species this might be (pavoninum, magnificum, politum, angustum), and a skeleton would need to be examined to determine an identi... Read more.
Rare Azooxanthellate Stony Corals in Japan: Part 2
Caryophyllia cf scobinosaThis small species is part of an immense genus of some 77 recognized taxa, though not all of these are thought to form a single group... Read more.
Rare Azooxanthellate Stony Corals in Japan: Part 1
The selection of non-photosynthetic stony corals at your average fish store is not typically a very diverse lot. You may find a species or two of Tubastraea; if... Read more.
Actinostephanus: a Rare and Dangerous Sea Anemone
Sea anemones pose many challenges for the home aquarist. Some (e.g. Radianthus magnifica) require exceptionally high light and water flow to thrive. Others (e.... Read more.
Rare Rhinopias species: Part 2
R. xenops is found from the Hawaiian Archipelago, north to Midway Island, though it may also occur at nearby atolls like Wake Island and Johnston Atoll. This... Read more.
Rare Rhinopias species: Part 1
Some of the most colorful and charismatic fishes encountered in aquariums can be found in the scorpionfish genus Rhinopias. These well-camouflaged ambush predat... Read more.
Lubricogobius nanus: one fish, two fish, yellow fish, new fish
The shallow marine waters around New Guinea just got a little more diverse with the recent description of a new goby. The piscine in question is a small, yellow... Read more.
Samuel Fallours’ Surreal Fish Art: part 2
Because of this judicious use of artistic license and the general unfamiliarity an early 18th-century Dutchman would have had regarding the reef fishes of Indon... Read more.