The continued guppification of the clownfish shows no sign of slowing down, and now there’s an interesting new color variety to add to the mix. Similan Farm Clownfish—a Thailand-based fish breeder that seems to specialize in all things Amphiprion—recently shared a tantalizing clip of their “Super Yellow Percula”, a variant that features an intriguing mix of phenotypic traits.…
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Iniistius opalus, A Stunning New Razorfish From Western Australia
Razorfishes are an uncommonly encountered group of wrasses specialized for a life out on open sand flats. The most diverse of these are those in the genus Iniistius, which presently has 22 recognized species, some of which are exquisitely colorful.…
Plectranthias maekawa, A Lovely New Rariphotic Perchlet From Japan
2018 has been an exciting year for perchlet fans. Back in May, we were introduced to an exquisite new species from Easter Island, Plectranthias ahiahiata. August saw the undescribed “Ubiquitous Perchlet” make its way into the aquarium trade out of the Philippines.…
Permafrost Mushroom Is The Latest Aquarium Hotness
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Move over, Jawbreaker Mushrooms… out of the way Bounce Mushrooms… there’s a new corallimorph king in town.…
Terelabrus zonatus, A Mysterious (And Questionable) New Species Of Deepwater Hogfish
Until quite recently, there was just a single recognized species of Terelabrus, but the past few years have seen this genus of small, deepwater hogfishes quickly expand. 2015 gave us the Yellow-striped Hogfish (T.…
Bodianus thoracotaeniatus, A Deepwater Rarity Collected For The First Time
The deep reefs south of Taiwan have revealed yet another interesting piscine discovery, the latest in a string of remarkable finds that includes Selenanthias, Antigonia, and Plectranthias randalli.…
World’s First Randall’s Fairy Wrasse Collected By Cairns Marine
“Cirrhilabrus randalli is essentially a book fish, and the species has never been (and probably will never be) collected for the aquarium trade due to its isolated and far-flung range.” –LemonTYK
This was certainly a reasonable enough statement to make back in 2015 when Lemon and I reviewed this genus.…
Antigonia, A Mysterious Fish From The Deep
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The fish seen in this video is named Antigonia, and it belongs to a small family, Caproidae, whose members are known commonly as boarfishes.…
Deepsea Highlights From The Okeanos Explorer’s Latest Expedition
For the past month, NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer has been busily studying the marinelife around Puerto Rico as part of their Océano Profundo 2018 expedition. From “shallow” reefs at 250 meters to the deepest dive ever attempted in the region—5,000 meters into the briny depths around Mona Seamount—the ocean revealed a treasure trove of incredible finds.…
Plectranthias randalli, A Spectacular Rariphotic Perchlet Collected!
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This beautiful orange-striped boi, known scientifically as Plectranthias randalli, was recently collected from the deep reefs of Taiwan by Yan Jiaxian of FormosaFish, and it might very well mark the first time that this species—a true holy grail among the perchlets—has made its way into the aquarium trade.…