Back in 2013 research was published in two separate journals: Biology Letters and BMC Evolutionary Biology, that examined what would appear to be a type of farming practiced by several widely separated species of damselfish from Egypt to the Great Barrier Reef. Unlike many species that [...]
The UK Government is, as anyone over here knows, in the middle of (and by the time this is published may have concluded) negotiations with the EU regarding a Brexit trade deal. This has been long and complicated and is either the best news or the worst, depending on your point of view. The [...]
We all love Pomacanthid angels, don't we? I'm just going to assume that everyone is a fan of this genus of colorful, characterful, and engaging fish. For many years my best capture of the regal was the pretty rubbish one below. The Klunzinger's Wrasse (Thalassoma rueppellii) is a Red [...]
I think everyone is familiar with the Emperor Angel (Pomacanthus imperator). I've often seen them in aquarium shops, and usually as juveniles, so you might imagine they are a common fish. Well, sort of... let me explain. Juvenile P. imperator are often seen in fish stores and I worry [...]
As a photographer I thoroughly enjoy shooting pipefish as they fulfill of my "i need some macro images" needs. For a start, they are quite common, so there's a good chance I'll find one at some point on a trip, which makes all the difference of course and secondly, they're quite slow moving, [...]
There are several fish in my Red Sea guidebook that I've long suspected may be part of some conspiracy against me, and that in reality don't exist... I realize that's obviously nonsense, but after many dives failing to find a fish it's easy to just assume they're never going to turn up and I'll [...]
I recently posted about cardinals and how they got their name: how one red fish in the Mediterranean gave its name to a family of fish found across the globe. On a similar theme, I thought I'd have a quick look at the 'original' chromis, another fish from the Med. Chromis chromis is a [...]
Across the world there are animals with the word 'cardinal' in their name and as most readers will know the entire fish family Apogonidae are known as cardinals, but why? Why are the fish below 'cardinals'? Apogon exostigma and Pterapogon Kauderni. There will no doubt be readers [...]
