“Cirrhilabrus randalli is essentially a book fish, and the species has never been (and probably will never be) collected for the aquarium [...]
The Bloody Fairy Wrasse finally reappears from the depths of [...]
AKA the Blue Throat Fairy Wrasse, for obvious [...]
An unidentifiable fairy wrasse from Ogasawara. Credit: Shuichi Kobayashi The fish in question was observed at the Ogasawara (=Bonin) Islands, an isolated archipelago located roughly midway between Tokyo and Guam. This regions sits at the confluence of several distinct faunal [...]
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, [...]