Prismatic Eyebar Goby (Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia) from Cebu. Credit: Aquarius Divers If you’ve never before heard of the Prismatic Eyebar Goby (Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia), it’s likely because this is a name that I’ve literally just coined for a species that was until now referred to [...]
Of the dozens of Canthigaster species that occur throughout the tropics, few are quite so confounding as the Natal Toby. Though described nearly a century and a half ago, there are still differing opinions regarding whether it’s even a distinct species or, instead, just a synonym for one of the [...]
Plesionika cf bimaculata, from Cebu, Philippines. Credit: [...]
A model of the Headlightfish Diaphus rafinesquii, a type of Lanternfish. Credit: Museo de Ciencias Naturales Senckenberg Deepwater fishes hold an undeniable fascination in the hearts and minds of many an aquarist, but, alas, these bizarre denizens of the deep are impossible to acquire for the [...]
Cocos Serrano. Credit: goodtime In the Eastern Pacific, these basses are known commonly as “Serranos”, with the most widespread of these being the Barred Serrano (S. psittacinus), found everywhere from Baja to Ecuador and west to the Galapagos Islands. This fish is highly variable in its [...]
Cirrhitichthys guichenoti, from Sodwana, South Africa, 54 meters. Credit: dgeldenhuys Hawkfishes (Family Cirrhitidae) are one of the most characteristic groups associated with tropical coral reefs. The 33 species currently recognized are typically to be found perching out in the open atop rock [...]
Limnichthys sp. from Japan. Credit: Izuzaki Tropical sand flats are a great place to find strange species of fish not normally encountered in aquarium exports. Fishes from this ecological niche are often highly specialized for living in this relatively featureless and unprotected habitat, [...]
Ogyrides sp. seen at Ishigaki, Japan. Credit: Ishigaki Diving Shop I’d like to call your attention to one of the more unusual groups of shrimp to be found around coral reefs, an animal of peculiar morphological novelty and considerable evolutionary isolation. These obscure creatures are [...]
