A beautiful undescribed species that's hiding in plain [...]
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 after species of anemonefish, Amphiprion latezonatus. Known variously as the Wide-band or Blue-lip Anemonefish (or, more [...]
No, I’m not making that up. The Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion percula)… AKA Nemo… was originally named after Mike Tyson. This is a verifiable fact, and, what’s more, today is this fish’s birthday. So please join me in wishing Mike Tyson’s Clownfish the very best on this special [...]
A recently published study is helping to shed some light upon a fascinating and poorly understood evolutionary puzzle concerning a group of familiar reef fishes. Within the hugely diverse genus Amphiprion, there is a distinctive lineage formed from species that have a white stripe along the back, [...]