Hybrid of Wide-band Anemonefish (A. latezonatus) and A. akindynos, from Australian aquarium shipment. Credit: Chung Wing Hung 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 [...]
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, [...]
A non-melanistic pair of the Yellowtip Anemonefish, seen at Saipan. Credit: Goodtime As part of my ongoing series documenting undescribed species of the Amphiprion clarkii group, let’s journey to the Mariana Arc to find yet another distinctive fish in need of recognition. This chain of [...]
A Melanistic pair of Amphiprion milii from Darwin, Australia. Credit: Cameron Bee / Monsoon Aquatics Monsoon Aquatics made waves recently with the discovery of a couple new species of Cirrhilabrus in the Timor Sea, and they’re at it again with the collection of one of the rarer [...]
