Until the introduction of captive bred specimens a few years ago, the Wideband Anemonefish (Amphiprion latifasciatus) was one of the rarest and priciest species of anemonefish in the aquarium trade, sometimes selling for thousands of dollars. But even less well-known is another beautiful species, [...]
Anilao Pier, home to the notorious bobbit worm, is my favorite site in the Philippines for night diving. I first dove here in 2012, during my graduate studies at San Francisco State University and the California Academy of Sciences. The diversity of marine invertebrates here is astounding, [...]
Greetings from Aniloa! After three and a half days of collecting in the field, we’ve amassed a nice collection of corals, invertebrates, and fish to ship back to the Academy—here’s a quick overview. The sites we’ve visited thus far include Twin Rocks, Devil’s Point, [...]