
Montag Archiv: Der rätselhafte "Segelflossen-Lippfisch", gesammelt auf den Philippinen
Over the years, a small number of specimens said to represent an undescribed species of fairy wrasse have found their way into the aquarium trade, apparently having... Read more.

Monday Archives: A New Fairy Wrasse from Australia, Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus
The latest addition to the enormous fairy wrasse genus Cirrhilabrus is an understated fish found in a tiny corner of the Indo-Pacific. Hailing from the reefs of... Read more.

Monday Archives: The Unfathomability Of The Orangehead Anthias
Pseudanthias heemstrai is, by any metric, one of the most singularly confounding species of anthias in the Indo-Pacific. Since being discovered in the 1980’s,... Read more.

Monday Archives: Yet Another New Dwarf goby, Eviota pictifacies
If you thought 112 species of dwarfgobies wasn’t quite enough, then allow me to introduce #113, the Paintedface Dwarfgoby (Eviota pictifacies), a rosy-cheeked... Read more.

Monday Archives: A Bicolor Scopas Tang?
Aberrant Scopas Tangs are all the rage these days, and the specimen seen here is one of most interesting ones yet. Unlike the asymmetrical markings we typically... Read more.

Monday Archives: 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,... Read more.

Monday Archives: When is a Toadstool Coral not a Toadstool Coral?
Zoological taxonomy is not for the feint of heart. Take, for instance, the humble Toadstool Coral— a stalwart soft coral recommended to every rookie reef aquarist.... Read more.

Monday Archives: Obscure Reef Creatures – The Cobalt Slender Grouper (Epinephelus cf leucogrammicus)
The groupers, hinds and lyretails of the Family Epinephilidae are one of the most speciose groups associated with tropical coral reefs, but, despite this immense... Read more.

Monday Archives: Hybrid Diamond-tail Flasherwrasses & Hybrid Speciation
Of the twenty recognized species of Paracheilinus wrasses, few are quite so revered and expensive within the aquarium trade as P. attenuatus, known variably as the... Read more.

Monday Archives: World’s First Latezonatus Hybrid!
This incredible specimen was discovered in a shipment of fishes from Southeast Australia and appears to represent the first recorded hybrid for one of the most sought... Read more.