The terminal male of Cirrhilabrus katoi is a sexy fish. Credit: kitachan It isn’t always obvious why one species of fish is popular with aquarists and another isn’t. A variety of factors need to be considered—first and foremost is price and aesthetics, but other variables also weigh in, [...]
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 [...]
