Hybrid, Aberrant, Gynandromorph? The Faux-Zoster Dwarf Angelfish
This interesting Centropyge is doing its very best impression of the Black Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys zoster)… black on the head and tail, pal... Read more.
Pseudanthias emma, A New Deepwater Anthias With Long Threads On Its Tail
The mesophotic reefs of the Indian Ocean are still quite poorly known. While the Pacific has seen a number of extensive surveys conducted in recent years by the... Read more.
Hippocampus japapigu, Japan’s New Pygmy Seahorse
The first pygmy seahorse was discovered by accident in 1969. A red and purple gorgonian from the genus Muricella had been brought to New Caledonia’s Aquarium ... Read more.
The Weirdest Maze Angelfish Yet?
The Maze Angelfish (Chaetodontoplus cephaloreticulatus) is an inherently unusual fish. It was first described more than 40 years ago in the waters around Taiwan... Read more.
The “Inferno Wrasse” Is A Rarely Seen Color Variation
For as colorful and diverse as the Cirrhilabrus fairy wrasses are, we don’t tend to see all that much in the way of intraspecific variation. Sure, larger spec... Read more.
What Species Is This Crazy Koi Dwarf Angelfish?
One of the most common color aberrations seen in reef fishes results in a piebald, koi-like mix of yellow, white and black. It’s been encountered most regular... Read more.
The Conspicifer, Australia’s Rarest Angelfish
Australia’s reefs are home to a small, but illustrious, collection of endemic pomacanthids. In the warmer waters, we find the spectacular Scribbled Angelfish ... Read more.
Gorgeous Video Of A Rarely Seen Razorfish, Iniistius verrens
Razorfishes are a diverse and highly specialized group of tropical wrasses that aquarists seldom get to see in captivity. They occur almost exclusively in sandy... Read more.
A Sensational New Mini-Documentary On Gramma dejongi
Ever since it was first discovered in aquarium exports nearly two decades ago, the Golden Fairy Basslet (Gramma dejongi) has kept an air of mystery about it. Si... Read more.
Two New Mesophotic Blue-eyed Trimma Gobies From New Guinea
It’s been six whole months since we last saw a new species of Trimma described, which certainly feels like an eternity for this rapidly growing genus of pint-... Read more.