by Lemon T.Y.K | Sep 26, 2016 | Fish, Science
It has been a while since our last installation of epithet etymology, and, to make up for the absence in posts, we’ll feature a truly stunning fish from the butterflyfish genus Chaetodon.… by Joe Rowlett | Aug 8, 2016 | Fish, Science
In recent years, we’ve been seeing a surprising number of fishes from the Central Pacific washing ashore at Cagayan in the Northern Philippines—Lemonpeel Angelfish, Helfrichi Firefish, Yellow Tang, Shepardi Angelfish, and on and on and... by Joe Rowlett | Jul 8, 2016 | Fish
Interspecies hybridization is an inherently fascinating biological phenomenon that can potentially offer us insight into the process of evolution and speciation on coral reefs. Aquarists have always admired such aberrant fishes for their unique aesthetic qualities,... by Joe Rowlett | Jun 13, 2016 | Fish
There are somewhere around 88 recognized species of Chaetodon butterflyfish swimming around the coral reefs of the world, which makes it quite challenging when it comes to keeping track of all this... by Lemon T.Y.K | Apr 20, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science
Today’s instalment of epithet etymology features two species of reef fish displaying extreme dichotomy in nearly all aspects of their biology – the first, known only as a rare, reclusive denizen of deep reef slopes, while the other, a common and highly...
