Brazil's recently rediscovered reef system is strange and beautiful and, naturally, at risk of being [...]
Biogeography of Forcipiger. This genus is remarkable for the dichotomizing distributions of two species. F. flavissimus is the most widespread butterflyfish in its genus and family, adopting a nearly completely circumtropical distribution. F. wanai, on the other hand, is restricted to only [...]
Biogeography of Chelmon and its sister genus Chelmonops. The two genera display a distirbution encompassing the four biogeographic regions of Australia, namely the Dampierian, Solanderian, Peronian and Flindersian regions, which, in a clockwise direction starting from the Torres Strait, make up [...]
Parapercis natator, a species predominantly found in the Ryukyu Archipelago of Southern Japan. The epithet "natator" is latin for "swimmer", which aptly describes the behaviour of this unusual species; the species prefers hovering a couple of meters above the substrate, uncharacteristic of other [...]
Triggerfishes have a deserved reputation as pugnacious and problematical fishes within aquariums, but the half-dozen species of Xanthichthys offer a peaceful exception to this rule. Because of their smaller size and zooplanktivorous diet, they are a surprisingly amenable choice for larger reef [...]
The geographical distribution of P. multifasciata, P. venusta and P. boylei. Map courtesy of Joe Rowlett. The genus Centropyge is one of seven in the family Pomacanthidae, and comprises of 34 known species distributed in all tropical oceans. This genus is the most species rich of the [...]
C. parasema, from Komodo. Credit: 55mermaid “Yellowtail Damselfish” C. parasema Range: Philippines north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Sabah, Java Sea, Flores Etymology: Greek “streamer”, allegedly in reference to the pale tail Size: 5cm Aquarium Rarity: Abundant ID: [...]
Indonesian C. springeri. A) Bali, Credit: delpacifico B) Raja Ampats, Credit: David Rolla c) Togean Islands Credit: Massimo Boyer D) Lembeh Credit: risingmoon “Springer’s Damselfish” C. springeri Range: Indonesia, though likely absent from the Java Sea and Sumatra. Etymology: [...]
