by Joe Rowlett | Jun 10, 2017 | Science
The mid-18th century marks the beginning of the modern science of coral reef biology, and one of the first great researchers from this era was a young Swedish naturalist by the name of Peter... 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... by Lemon T.Y.K | Feb 8, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science
Today on epithet etymology, we feature yet another labrid, this time from the genus Cirrhilabrus. Cirrhilabrus are small, colourful fish that are are highly deserving of their colloquial name – “fairy wrasses”.… by Lemon T.Y.K | Jan 31, 2016 | Reef, Science
Today we’ll feature a new running featurette titled “epithet etymology”. As the title suggests, this series will aim to elucidate the meaning behind some of the latin names that we so often see scribbled in literature.…