A pair of interesting new jawfish species have just hit the scene, and they’re sure to excite all the opistognathid fans out there. Both hail from fairly deep mesophotic reefs in the Caribbean, but, despite occurring beyond the reach of most divers and collectors, one of these fishes has already [...]
There seems to be a never-ending stream of new species being discovered in the Caribbean thanks to the efforts of the Curasub and researchers at the Smithsonian. Most of what we’ve seen so far have been tiny little gobies that would have been nearly impossible to sample without the use of a [...]
Curaçao log: My traveling muse Day 3 – October 13, 2015 Tuesday. The sun has set hours ago, casting the sky into a featureless obsidian. But unlike the hapless humans, creatures of the ocean seek solace and comfort in the stars and spotlight, inching their way towards the steel hull of [...]
Curaçao log: My traveling muse Day 2 – October 12, 2015 Monday. I’m writing this log on a ship! The R. V. Chapman. Things got a little bit gung-ho today. Well, a lot gung-ho. Sweet serendipity comes not nearly enough in a lifetime, but when it does, you take it. In retrospect, the [...]
Curaçao log: My traveling muse Day 1 – October 11, 2015 Sunday. Today was incredible. It has been over twelve hours since I arrived on Curaçao. Strange. It felt like days ago when Vanessa and I were eating gummy bears in Miami, waiting for our plane to arrive. Time crawls to a halt, [...]